DEPARTMENT D ADULT PRESERVED FOODS Online Entries Close: Friday, August 5 th Exhibits Received: Saturday, August 13 th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Farmer s Hall Exhibits Released: Monday, August 29 th, 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m. - Farmer s Hall No Limit On Entries Per Class. Entry Fee: $2.00 Per Entry. Premiums Offered Per Class: 1st Place - $4.00 2nd Place - $3.00 3rd Place - $2.00 Sweepstakes 1st Place - $20.00 2nd Place - $15.00 3rd Place - $10.00 RULES: 1. All exhibits in this department must have been created after August 2015 and must not have been shown at any previous Butte County Fair. 2. STANDARD JAR: A container specifically or specially designed for canning purposes. No paraffin seals. All canning must be sealed in jars. Non-Acid food - all vegetables, meats, poultry, and fish must be canned UNDER PRESSURE. Low-acid fruits, such as figs, should be made more acidic by adding lemon juice as directed in the USDA (National Institute of Food & Ag) Complete Guide to HOME CANNING. 3. Home Canning: Tomatoes and fruits (not including their juices) must be processed in a boiling water bath. 4. EXHIBITS MUST BE ACCURATELY LABELED with the exhibitor s name, name of the product, date preserved method of processing and time of processing. 5. CONTAINERS/AMOUNTS: Fruits and vegetables: clear glass, wide or narrow mouth, pint or quart mason jar. Jellies and jams: clear glass, wide or narrow mouth, 1/2 pint or pint mason jelly jar (sealed lid). Jerky and salami: 6 pieces, on a paper plate in a zip lock bag, plus one piece in a separate small zip lock bag taped to the outside. 6. NO LIMITS on number of entries per class unless specified. Number of containers per entry: Each entry must include two containers, 1 for judging (to be picked up the day after judging), 1 for display. Dried Herbs, only 1 jar required. 7. Opened jars used for judging should be picked up following judging to prevent spoilage. Jars not picked up maybe destroyed. 8. All jars must have rings. Rings should be easy to open. 9. ANY OTHER classes are for those exhibits that do not fit into an existing class, please specify when entering. 10. All State and Local Rules apply. DIVISION 360: BOTTLED JUICES (1/4 Headspace) 1. Berry 3. Tomato 2. Nectar - State Type 4. Any Other, Specify DIVISION 361: CANNED FRUIT (1/2 Headspace) 1. Applesauce, Any Type, Specify 7. Grapes (Whole- 1 Headspace) 13. Plums, Satsuma 2. Apricots, Halved 8. Fruit Salad/Cocktail 14. Strawberries 3. Blackberries 9. Peaches, Yellow Cling, Sliced 15 Tomatoes, Whole Pack 4. Boysenberries 10. Peaches, Yellow Free, Halved 16. Any Other, Specify 5. Cherries, Black 11. Pears 17. Fruits Canned with Sugar Substitute, Specify 6. Cherries, White 12. Plums, Santa Rosa DIVISION 362: CANNED VEGETABLES (1 Headspace) Processed under pressure 1. Asparagus 3. Corn 5. Beans 2. Carrots 4. Tomatoes, Stewed 6. Any Other, Specify DIVISION 363: PICKLED FRUITS / VEGETABLES / OTHER (1/2 Headspace) 1. Bread & Butter Cucumber Pickles 5. Cucumber Pickles, Any Other, Specify 9. Peppers, Hot 2. Dill, Whole Cucumber Pickles 6. Beet 10. Zucchini 3. Dill, Sliced or Chunk Cucumber Pickles 7. Mixed Vegetables 11. Green Tomato 4. Sweet Cucumber Pickles 8. Pepper, Sweet 12. Any Other, Specify DIVISION 364: RELISHES AND SAUCES AND VINEGAR (1/2 Headspace) 1. Relish, Chutney 4. Any Other, Relish, Specify 7. Olive Oil 2. Relish, Cucumber 5. Sauce, BBQ 8. Flavored Vinegar 3. Zucchini 6. Salsa 9. Any Other Sauce, Specify DIVISION 365: PRESERVES (1/4 Headspace) 1. Blackberry 3. Tomato 4. Any Other, Specify 2. Kiwi DIVISION 366: JAMS (1/4 Headspace) 1. Apricot 6. Kiwi 11. Raspberry 2. Apricot-Pineapple 7. Kiwi-Combo, State Type 12. Strawberry 3. Blackberry 8. Peach 13. Any Other, Specify 4. Boysenberry 9. Pear 14. Any Other, Combo 5. Cherry 10. Plum
DIVISION 367: JELLIES (1/4 Headspace) 1. Apple 6. Grape 11. Raspberry 2. Blackberry 7. Kiwi 12. Strawberry 3. Boysenberry 8. Orange 13. Any Other, Specify 4. Cherry 9. Plum 5. Combinations - Any, Specify 10. Pomegranate DIVISION 368: MARMALADE/BUTTER/MISCELLANEOUS (1/4 Headspace) 1. Butter, Apple 5. Orange 9. Fruit Sauces, Specify 2. Butter, Apricot 6. Marmalade, Other Citrus, Specify 10. Fruit Syrups, Specify 3. Butter, Peach 7. Marmalade, Any Other, Specify 4. Butter, Pear 8. Conserves, Any, Specify DIVISION 369: NATURAL PRESERVES MADE WITHOUT PECTIN (1/4 Headspace) DIVISION 370: LOW SUGAR PRESERVES 1. Jams, Specify 2. Preserves, Specify 3. Jellies, Specify DIVISION 371: JERKY 1. Venison 2. Any Other, Specify DIVISION 372: DRIED HERBS 1. Bay 3. Parsley 5. Blends 2. Dill 4. Sage 6. Any Other, Specify DIVISION 373: DRIED VEGETABLES 1. Corn 3. Tomatoes 5. Any Other, Specify 2. Onions 4. Canned in Oil, Any Other, Specify DIVISION 374: DRIED FRUIT 1. Apricots, Sulphured 6. Grapes, Muscat 11. Prunes, Any Other, Specify 2. Apricots, Unsulphured 7. Grapes, Thompson Seedless 12. Fruit Leather, Any other, Specify 3. Figs, Black 8. Peaches, Sulphured 13. Any Other, Specify 4. Figs, White 9. Peaches, Unsulphured 5. Grapes, Black Monukka 10. Prunes, French