ANNUAL

HCE BAKED FOODS SHOW, WHEATHEART CONTEST

 AND AUCTION

McCurtain County District Courthouse Lobby

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – Auction 12:00 noon

SPONSORED BY THE HOME & COMMUNITY

EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGH OSU

Due to lack of participation, Home and Community Education County Council voted to combine the Baked Foods Show, Wheatheart Contest and the Spring Baked Foods Show.  THERE WILL BE NO BAKED FOODS SHOW AT THE FAIR.  The show is open to all citizens of McCurtain County.  For rules and regulations please contact the OSU Extension Office, 580-286-7558.  All products become property of McCurtain County HCE Group for auction unless a hold has been put on the product to be pick-up at 1:00 p.m. the day of the show.

Monies raised from the Baked Goods sale will fund two 4-H Scholarships, one Clothing and one Food & Nutrition 4-H Project Recognition Awards.  The remainder of the proceeds will fund improvements to the Home & Community Education fairground building.  The winners of the Wheatheart Contest will be eligible to compete in the State Contest in September. 

Entry time is from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., judging from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, when the auction begins at noon.  Kevin T. Sain, and Brad R. Oliver, of All Around Auctions Service Inc. will serve as auctioneers.

Baked Goods can be entered in the following categories:

DIVISION I – BREADS: - Biscuits (12), Cornbread, Fruit & Nut,

 Bread, Monkey Bread, Muffins (12), Ready Mix, Sour Cream, Sourdough, Yeast Rolls (12), Cinnamon Rolls (12), Yeast Bread White, Yeast Bread Whole Grain, Yeast Bread, Other Wheat Bread, Sweet Breads, Miscellaneous.

DIVISION II – BREAD MACHINE – Scratch or Ready Mix

DIVISION III – CAKES: - Angel Food, Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, Chiffon, Chocolate, White, Yellow,

Coconut, Devil’s Food, Fruit, German Chocolate, Italian Cream, Mocha, Pound Cake, Red Velvet, Sponge, Miscellaneous

DIVISION IV – COOKIES - All cookies enter 24 per plate: - Brownies, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Icebox,

Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Sugar, Ready Mix, Miscellaneous,

DIVISION V – CANDIES – All candies enter 12 per plate: Divinity, Fudge, Nut, Miscellaneous

DIVISION VI – PASTRY – Assorted Fried Pies (12), Chiffon, Fruit, Pie w/2 Crust, Pie w/1 Crust, without

Meringue, Pie w/1 Crust with Meringue, Pecan, Miscellaneous

DIVISION VII – CAKE MIX PLUS – Cake mix, plus fruit, Cake mix, plus pudding or Jell-O, Cake mix, plus

nuts, Cake mix, plus dairy products, Miscellaneous

DIVISION VIII – ANY DESSERTS BY DADS, BROTERS, UNCLES, ETC. – Breads, Cakes,

Candies (12), Cookies (24), Pastry, Miscellaneous

DIVISION IX – DECORATED CAKES (will not be tasted) – Miscellaneous

DIVISION X – GIFT BASKETS – Holiday (Easter, Christmas, etc.), Seasonal (Spring, Summer, etc.), With  

Food included, Miscellaneous

WHEATHERT CONTEST - SENIOR DIVISION-Recipe must accompany entry County & State level

(18 years and older), White Bread, Whole Grain Bread,

Dinner Rolls, Other Wheat Breads, Sweet Breads, Bread Machine 

JUNIOR DIVISION – Recipe must accompany entry County & State level

(Under 18 years of age at time of county entry), White Bread, Dinner Rolls, Other Wheat Breads, Sweet Breads, Specialty Breads,

 Bread Machine