Sid s * Korne r Farm Show Activities Entertain Kids Of Every Age Riding a Cobra 4-wheeler is Wade Frances Fausey, 5, Sunbury, who said, “This is the best, but it’s too fast for me.” lates Greatest Cocoa Cookie Contest winners, from left, Krista Border, Bedford County; Timothy Lozier, West End Fair; and Jaclyn Hoffman, Schuylkill County. Kids Bake Brownies, Cookies For Farm Show Competition LOU ANN GOOD Food And Family Features Editor HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Lots of competitions exist for kids attending the Pennsylva nia Farm Show. One of the most competitive is vying for top prizes in the Hershey Chocolate Cookie Contest, open only to kids. The most entries ever 68 showed up for judging on open ing day of Farm Show. The con testants must prequalify by win ning first place at a local fair. Gail Matthews, Susquehanna County, placed first but was missing when winners were an nounced. She receives a two night stay for four at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Second-place Krista Border, Hopewell, received $45 for her brownies that had a layer of marshmallows and rice crispy ce real on top Ten-year-old Timothy Lazier of West End Fair in Monroe County baked cookies with Reeses peanut butter cups in the middle. Jaclyn Hoffman baked black and white brownie bars. Ja clyn is from New Ringgold and had placed first at Schuylkill County Fair. Here is the recipe for the first place entry. Cocoa Caramel Bars 2 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 2 A cup Hershey’s Baking Cocoa Vi teaspoon salt 1 cup butter 1 Vi cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons vanilla extract !A cup chopped pecans Topping: 2 A cup caramel ice cream top ping l A cup chopped pecans 5 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, and salt into a bowl. Stir in butter, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well. Spread batter into a 9x5-inch greased baking pan. Arrange chopped pecans evenly in batter. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place caramel topping in a small microwave-safe bowl. Mi crowave on high until hot and bubbly. Stir chopped pecans into A t right, even the alpa a caramel topping. Spread evenly Qhas were curious* about oyer hot bars. Place fudge top- Farm Show happenings. Far pmg in another microwave-safe right Alexa Zimm erman, 1, bowl. Microwave on high untd bs a basket and runs jn heated thoroughly. Spread hot " enthusiastic resoonse . 0 v activities available at the bars Farm Show. Kameryn Trimble, 7 months, sports his “got milk” bib purchased at the dairy promotion stand. Ka meryn is the son of Christopher and Kimberly Trimble, Holtwood. Ashlea, 2, daughter of Larry and Karen Dull, Man helm, rides a “horse” avail able in the Family Corner at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. This bin of field corn entertained children for hours. Emily Shaeffer, 7, holds a Holland Lop. At home, Emily helps her dad, Bob Sheaffer, Lebanon, to care for more than 100 head of several different breeds. » » /t
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