DEPARTMENT 9
Marilyn Lindberg - Supervisor
ADULT PRESERVED FOODS
Open to all adults living in San Joaquin and Contiguous Counties
Deliver all entries to Building #5
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Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 - 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Judging Sunday, June 2
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Exhibits will be released Monday, June 17
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
RULES AND INFORMATION:
1. Judging of preserved food classes will be based on guidelines established in the
Complete Guide to Home Canning produced by the USDA. This Home Canning
Guide may be obtained online at
http://www.uga.educ/nchfp/publications/publications.usda.html.
2. The following items are not eligible for entry in Preserved Foods; canned
vegetables, mustard, freezer jams or any entry containing meat.
3. Entries must be from different batches. All entries must be home prepared by the
exhibitor within one year of the opening date of the Fair.
4. All jars must be STANDARD and SEALED. No paraffin seals. No freezer
preserves. A standard jar is a container specifically designed for canning
purposes. NOTE: Jars must be sealed with new RUST FREE RINGS. Jar size
as specified - no quarter pints. Entries with rust will be disqualified. Jars should
not be cooled upside down.
5. Canning Methods: All preserved foods must be processed using one of the canning
methods below:
Entries without this information will be disqualified.
A. Water Bath Method
B. Pressure Canner Method
C. Steam Canner Method
6. All entries must be labeled securely on bottom of all jars. Label must include:
exhibitor’s name, product name, date of preservation, method used/processing
time, division and class. Entries without this information will be disqualified. The
canning method and processing time may be listed as follow: If the Water Bath
Method is used for 35 minutes, list as A/35; or if the Pressure Canner Method is
used for 20 minutes, list at B/20.
7. Entry will consist of two jars of each product entered. One jar will be opened for
judging, the other will be displayed.
8. Opened jars may be picked up immediately following judging. Due to storage
limitations, the Fair will not be responsible for loss, spoilage, etc. if opened jars
are not picked up.
DEPARTMENT 9
ADULT PRESERVED FOODS
Open to all adults living in San Joaquin and Contiguous Counties
Deliver all entries to Building #5
st
st
Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 - 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
nd
Judging Sunday, June 2
th
Exhibits will be released Monday, June 17
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
ENTRY FEE - $1.00 - TWO ENTRY LIMIT PER CLASS
AMERICAN SYSTEM OF JUDGING
PRESERVED FOODS SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
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1 PLACE - $15.00
2 PLACE - $10.00
3 PLACE - $5.00
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EACH 1 THRU 3 PLACE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD WINNER WILL RECEIVE
ONE DOZEN QUART CANNING JARS
BASED ON CUMULATIVE POINTS
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1 - 5 POINTS
2 - 3 POINTS
3 - 1 POINT
BEST OF SHOW ROSETTE & $20.00
BEST OF DIVISION RIBBON
HONORABLE MENTION
CASH AWARDS AND RIBBONS OFFERED PER CLASS
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1 PLACE - $5.00
2 PLACE - $4.00
3 PLACE - $3.00
DIVISION 1
Canned Fruit
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
CLASS
1. Apples
2. Cherries
3. Peaches
DIVISION 2
Canned Juice
4. Pears
5. Tomatoes
6. Any other, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
CLASS
1. Apple
2. Grape
DIVISION 3
3. Other fruit, specify
4. Vegetable, specify
Pickled Fruits & Vegetables
CLASS
1. Asparagus
2. Beans
3. Bread and butter
4. Cucumber, any, specify
DIVISION 4
Relishes and Sauces
CLASS
1. Barbecue Sauce
2. Relish, any kind, specify
3. Salsa
DIVISION 5
Flavored Vinegars
CLASS
1. Berry vinegar
2. Herbed vinegar
3. Red wine vinegar
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
5. Dill
6. Sweet
7. Any other, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
4. Tomato Sauce
5. Any other, specify
(only 1 jar/bottle)
4. White wine vinegar
5. Any other, specify
DEPARTMENT 9
ADULT PRESERVED FOODS
DIVISION 6
Dry Food Preservation
CLASS
1. Dried fruit/fruit rolls
2. Dried herb blends
3. Dried soup mix
DIVISION 7
Jam
4. Fish
5. Jerky
6. Any other drying, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
CLASS
1. Apricot
2. Apricot and pineapple
3. Blackberry
4. Boysenberry
5. Cherry
6. Grape
DIVISION 8
Jelly
7. Mixed fruit, specify
8. Peach
9. Plum
10. Strawberry
11. Any other, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
CLASS
1. Apple
2. Grape
3. Mint
4. Mixed fruit, specify
DIVISION 9
Marmalade
5.
6.
7.
8.
Plum
Pomegranate
Strawberry
Any other, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
CLASS
1. Citrus, any kind, specify
DIVISION 10
(only 1 jar/bottle)
Butter and Conserve
CLASS
1. Apple Butter
2. Chutney
3. Peach conserve
4. Low sugar / no sugar / soft spread
2. Any other, specify
(2 jars-quarts, pints or ½ pints)
5. Preserves, specify
6. Other butter, specify
7. Other conserve, specify