Coldwater Fall Fair

2008

CLASS 7 - YOUTH DOMESTIC SCIENCE

Directors: Cheryll Barr (686-7899) Donna Craw (686-3576)

Jasmine (Highest Points)

Boys and girls, Age 17 & under

There is no registration fee
Judged on looks, creativity and taste

Prizes - 1st $5.00, 2nd $3.00, 3rd $2.00

1. Decorated cake - 9” square. Decorations must be 80% edible. Use the theme “Coldwater Centennial”

2. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins - 3 displayed on a plate, placed in a ziploc bag

3. Tomato Soup Cake - 5 pieces - display on a plate, placed in a Ziploc bag. Follow the recipe below:

  ½ cup margarine                                                       ½ tsp ground cloves
  1 cup sugar                                                                ½ tsp salt
  1 large egg                                                                 1 cup raisins
  1 ½ cups all purpose flour                                      ¾ cup walnuts
  ½ tsp cinnamon                                                        1 tsp baking soda                                                                          ½ nutmeg                                                                    2 tsp hot water
  1 can condensed tomato soup

Cream margarine & sugar together. Add egg & beat well. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together. In another small bowl put baking soda and water. Mix well. Add tomato soup to egg mixture, mix well. Slowly add dry mixture blend until smooth. Add baking soda mixture, mix well. Grease a 9” x 13” pan. Pour batter in pan. Bake in preheated 325* oven for 35 minutes

4. Hermit Cookies - 5 cookies displayed on plate, placed in Ziploc bag

5. Caramel Popcorn Balls - 3 wrapped in plastic

6. Date & Nut Loaf - displayed on plate, placed in Ziploc bag

7. Sponge Toffee - 5 pieces, displayed on place, placed in Ziploc bag. Recipe below:

1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup corn syrup 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon baking soda

Grease 9” x 13” pan. Set aside. Put sugar, corn syrup and vinegar in pot. Heat and stir on medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture starts to boil. Boil without stirring until mixture reaches soft crack stage (this is when small spoonful dropped in cold water separates into strands). Remove from heat. Sieve baking soda over mixture, stir immediately just enough to mix. Don’t over stir. Pour mixture into prepared pan. DO NOT spread around - allow mixture to set on its own. Cool completely. Break into pieces.

8. Chocolate Chip Cookies (open to ages 10-15) must only be 8 cookies (displayed on a firm, disposable plate and covered with plastic). Cookies must be no smaller than 2” in diameter and no larger than 3” in diameter. Cookies will be judged according to the Homecraft Judging Standards established by the OAAS. The WINNER from our Fair will be ELIGIBLE TO ENTER IN THE OAAS DISTRICT COMPETITION.

Trophy for highest points from class 7 & 8
$10.00 prize - Directors Choice from class 7 & 8