(Continued from Page C 3) • Apiary, observation hive, Lee Schleicher, Catasauqua • Christinas trees, cut tree, Di anne Minnick, Slatington; balled tree, Tracy Lazarus, Germansville • Horticulture, spider plant, Nancy Kern, Schnecksville • Clothing, baby christening dress, Jeanne O’Neill, Whitehall • Quilt contest sponsored by Yocco’s, pieced quilt, Velma Wehr, Neffs • Arts and crafts, woodworking, grandfather’s clock, John John son, Orefteld; handcrafts, ma- • ■ • «fell • m* • • ’ ' Fain ■Happenv -A * • ♦ (Continued from Page C 4) livestock, home products, veget ables, flowers, domestic and fine aits, photography and more. So that promising tomato plant, favo rite needlepoint, or old family recipe at home may just need a little nurturing' or finishing touch to win recognition. Dollar prizes that correspond with the awarding of placement ribbons range from $1 to $4O, depending on the category. For culinary expertise, however, lar ger carrots are dangled. The corporate-sponsored special con tests, which are described in the premium list but have separate applications for entry, offer either substantial prize money or gifts. The heftiest reward this year is for the fair’s first-ever cooking on site contest the Clorets Chili Cook-Off. outdoors at the fair’s Farmerama Theater. The first place chili champ, an individual or team of two, wins $5OO, second place $2OO, and third place $lOO. The judges will not only be look ing for the best chili, but the best cooking presentation which could include table decorations, cos tumes, or whatever entrants believe will set their entry apart. This contest is the feature attraction of Clorets “Labor Day Picnic” at the fair hosted by WFMZ FM radio station and Channel 69 TV. A big band, Bob Bear’s Now and Then, will per form on the Farmerama stage from 3-6 p.m. Monday, Septem ber 2 while the competition is tak ing place. Every day of the fair, running August 27-September 2. a unique culinary contest is hosted by radio station WLEV in Ag Hall. Two new contests have been added this year. The Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Championship invites entrants to create a flavorful, two crust fruit pie using the product First prize is SI2S and a gift, sec ond $75, and third $5O. Also debuting, the Redi-Base Soup Contest allows cooks to devise their best soup recipe using the product First second and third place winners receive a gift plus $lOO, $5O and $25, respec tively, and fourth and fifth placers win a Redi-Base gift pack. Two of the contests, Land O Lakes Sour Cream Quick Bread and “Best Spam” Recipe, are state-level competitions with win ning recipes forwarded to national test kitchens. Placing entries at the fair win up to $lOO. The national Land O Lakes winner will receive $5OO and a year’s supply of products. The Spam national finalist will win a $2,500 shopping spree at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minn., plus airfare and two nights accommodations for two. Schnecksville Fair crame chair, Jackie Novicki, Schnecksville • Landscaping competition sponsored by Power Company: Ist, Tall Timbers Nursery, Allen town, 2nd, Lehigh Vo-tech, Schnecksville, and 3rd, M E K Landscaping. • Sheep: supreme champion ewe, Todd Bennecoff, Kutztown; supreme champion ram, Laura Se gan, Allentown, shown by Jenni fer Harris, Germansville • Beef: supreme champion beef. Shannon Wetzel, KemjNon 11 Jennifer Harris, Germansvilie, showing Laura Sagon’s supreme champion breeding sheep. JSUSS** ** “• -p™™ Champs JSKBttS The locally operated Clover Hall Vineyards and Winery will repeat its “Cooking With Wine” contest Entrants may prepare an appetizer, entree or dessert with gourmet flair. A $lOO gift certifi cate to the Clover Hill shops will be awarded to the fust place win ner. Second and third placers will win $5O and $25 value wine gift baskets.' Area bakers can fire up their ovens for the remainder of the spe cial contest offerings. In their sec ond year at the fair, Pampered • Sheep: supreme champion market lamb, Tim Rabenold, Al lentown. Winners in the general fair cate gories which were exhibited in the Main Hall arc as follows: • 4-H: formal evening dress, Kristin Mattem, Schnecksville • Youth Under 19, needlework, Lisa Yonosh, Slatington • Grain and Hay, alfalfa hay. Robert Ycrgcr, Pipersvillc • Foods, apple pie contest spon sored by Neffs Bank, Julie Intie pido, Nazareth; chocolate cake * r « Chef independent kitchen consul tants will offer prize packages of cooking utensils up to $lOO for the top three original cooklfc recipes. The Softasilk “Championship Cake” award winner can take home $lOO and an engraved cake stand for baking the best iced layer cake using Softasilk flour. Second and third place winners will receive an apron and $5O and $25. respectively. And for Chocoholics, Hershey returns with its “Greatest Cocoa Cake” contest and a youth contest Stacey Deltrich, Germansville, with her supreme cham pion Holstein. Teresa Christman, Kempton, with her champion goat doe. “Greatest Cocoa Cookies, Brow nies & Bars,” for entrants ages 8 to 18. First place winners go to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Janu ary, where they will compete fora weekend at a Hershey resort Premium lists and applications for the special contests can be picked up at the fair office behind the Ritz Barbecue on the Allen town Fairgrounds at 17th and .Chew streets from 9 a.m. to S p.m. weekdays. They are also available at the fair ticket office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call (610) 433-7542.
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