CANNING 2019 Department N Exhibit Drop Off - Hoskins Building: Friday, August 9, 11 am 6 pm Saturday, August 10, 11 am 6 pm Enter only once per class. No FoodSaver items or freezer jams. All entries must have been prepared after 15 August 2018. Exhibit Pick Up Hoskins Building: Tuesday, September 3, 1 pm 6 pm Saturday, September 7, 1 pm 6 pm Superintendent: Julie Cascio UAF Cooperative Extension Phone: 307-745-3677 Email: jmcascio@alaska.edu Obtain current guidelines from your local Cooperative Extension Service before preparing Fair entries. Canning procedures must follow current recommended guidelines from the local Cooperative Extension Service. You may be asked to describe the methods you used before the entry will be accepted. Entries may be opened during judging. Labels should include: processing method and time, name of product, Division #, Class #, date canned, and entrant s fair exhibitors number. No labels or decorations allowed on the glass portion of the jar. All pertinent information placed on lid. Use standard canning jars with new sealing lids and rings: 8 or 12 ounce jars for jams, jelly, preserves, conserves, relish, sauce, chutney, blossom honey and syrup. Syrups and Honeys should be pourable. Pint or quart jars for pickles, sauerkraut, vegetables, fruits, juices, poultry or meat. Pint or quart jars for dried foods: jerky, vegetables, fruits, fruit leather, mushrooms. Half pint or 12 oz. jars for dried herb mixes or teas. Pint or half-pint jars for fish or seafood. Entries will be disqualified for non-standard jars, (exception division 11) inappropriate size or shape of jar for product, improper processing or label on jar instead of lid. Unlisted flavors may be entered in most divisions; check with the superintendent. Entries without entrant contact/mailing information will be automatically disqualified and not judged. Jars with labels attached to the glass portion of the jar will be automatically disqualified and not judged. Entry forms are available prior to fair, please email requests to Lara@alaskastatefair.org DIVISION 01: JUNIOR, AGES 12 AND UNDER DIVISION 02: JUNIOR, AGES 13THROUGH 17 State age on entry form. If not specified, entry will be classified OPEN. Class: 01 Chutney & Relish 02 Conserve 03 Dried Fruit 04 Fruit 05 Jam 06 Jelly 07 Juice 08 Meat 09 Oils & Vinegars 10 Pickled Foods 11 Preserves 12 Seafood 13 Sugar Free 14 Syrup, Sauce, and Blossom Honey 15 Vegetables
DIVISION 03: JELLY Class: 01 Apple 02 Blackberry 03 Blueberry 04 Crabapple 05 Cranberry, highbush 06 Cranberry, lowbush 07 Currant, black 08 Currant, red 09 Fireweed 10 Grape 11 Jalapeño 12 Mint 13 Peach 14 Raspberry 15 Rhubarb 16 Rhubarb combo 17 Rose petal 18 Rose hip 19 Mixed berry combo 20 Mixed variety, most unusual 21 Other DIVISION 04: PRESERVE Class: 01 Apricot 02 Marmalade, orange 03 Marmalade, other 04 Raspberry 05 Rhubarb 06 Strawberry DIVISION 05: CONSERVE Class: 01 Berry 02 Cranberry 03 Peach 04 Rhubarb 05 Other DIVISION 06: JAM Class: 01 Apple butter 02 Apricot 03 Blackberry 04 Blueberry 05 Cherry 06 Cranberry combo 07 Currant 08 Peach 09 Pina Colada 10 Raspberry 11 Rhubarb 12 Rhubarb combo 13 Strawberry 14 Mixed berry combo 15 Mixed variety, most unusual 16 Other DIVISION 07: JUICE Class: 01 Fruit 02 Tomato 03 Vegetable 04 Other, savory 05 Other, sweet
DIVISION 08: SYRUP, SAUCE and BLOSSOM HONEY Class: 01 Blueberry Syrup 02 Cranberry Syrup 03 Currant Syrup 04 Raspberry Syrup 05 Rhubarb Syrup 06 Strawberry Syrup Syrup 08 Barbeque Sauce 09 Apple Sauce 10 Catsup Sauce 11 Chocolate Sauce 12 Cranberry Sauce 13 Dessert Sauce 14 Mustard (grainy) Sauce 15 Mustard (smooth) Sauce 16 Pizza Sauce 17 Salsa Sauce 18 Spaghetti Sauce 19 Tomato (savory) Sauce 20 Other Sauce 21 Clover Blossom Honey 22 Fireweed Blossom Honey 23 Homesteader Blossom Honey 24 Other Blossom Honey DIVISION 09: SUGAR-FREE Specify natural, artificial, or unsweetened. Class: 01 Conserve 02 Dried food 03 Jam 04 Jelly 05 Preserve 06 Syrup DIVISION 10: CHUTNEY, RELISH Class: 01 Beet 02 Chow-chow 03 Chutney 04 Corn 05 Mixed vegetable 06 Piccalilli 07 Tomato 08 Zucchini 09 Other DIVISION 11: VINEGAR, OILS Decorative jars welcome Class: 01 Berry Oil 02 Berry Vinegar 03 Ethnic Oil 04 Ethnic Vinegar 05 Herb Oil 06 Herb Vinegar 07 Pepper (Hot) Oil 08 Pepper (Hot) Vinegar 09 Other Oil 10 Other Vinegar
DIVISION 12: PICKLES Class: 01 Asparagus 02 Beets 03 Carrots 04 Cauliflower 05 Cucumber, bread and butter 06 Cucumber, whole dill 07 Cucumber, sliced 08 Cucumber, sweet 09 Garden vegetable mix 10 Hot pepper 11 Mushrooms 12 Peppers 13 String bean 14 Tomato, green 15 Watermelon 16 Zucchini 17 Zucchini, bread and butter 18 Zucchini, sliced dill 19 Zucchini, sweet 20 Other DIVISION 13: VEGETABLES Class: 01 Asparagus 02 Beans, green string 03 Beans, wax string 04 Beans, other 05 Beets 06 Carrots 07 Corn 08 Mushrooms 09 Peas 10 Peppers 11 Sauerkraut 12 Tomatoes, ripe 13 Mixed Vegetables 14 Other DIVISION 14: FRUIT Class: 01 Apples 02 Apricot 03 Candied Apple Rings 04 Cherry 05 Currant, black 06 Currant, red 07 Peach 08 Pear 09 Pie filling 10 Raspberry 11 Other DIVISION 15: DRIED FOOD Must be entered in regulation jars. Class: 01 Dried herbs 02 Dried Vegetable 03 Fish 04 Fruit 05 Fruit leather 06 Meat Jerky 07 Seasonings 08 Tea 09 Other
DIVISION 16: MEAT Class: 01 Beef 02 Fowl 03 Moose 04 Pork 05 Wild game 06 Meat Soup (Game or Other Meat) DIVISION 17: SEAFOOD Class: 01 Clams 02 Halibut 03 Salmon, King 04 Salmon, King, smoked 05 Salmon, Pink 06 Salmon, Pink, smoked 07 Salmon, Red 08 Salmon, Red, smoked 09 Salmon, Silver 10 Salmon, Silver, smoked 11 Other SPECIAL AWARDS CANNING Bushes Bunches Stand Alaska Rhubarb Co. Division 3, Class 21 Division 6, Class 1