FOOD PRESERVATION
Adult and Junior
Superintendent - Kim Harrison
Check-in - 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Tuesday
Check-out - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Sunday; 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Monday
All entries will be judged from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15. All canned food must be entered in a standard jar. Standard half-pint jars for jellies, jams, marmalades, herbs, pickles, preserves, pimentos and relishes are acceptable. Commercial canning jars are not acceptable. Jars should be clean and free from rust. All jars should have rust-free rings and lids. No paraffin is accepted. Jar should be clearly labeled. Please pick up jars not eligible for District Fair at the times and dates specified above.
All eligible jars will be taken to the District Fair the following week. However since District categories are not the same, not all the jars will be sent. Check-out times for these items will be Sunday, September 26, 2:00-3:30 p.m. or Monday, September 27, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Persons desiring their food preservation products to be entered in the District Fair in Jonesboro must use standard Extension labels which are available at the White County Extension Office. Place labels on back of jar 1 inch from bottom. USE PENCILS ONLY TO FILL OUT YOUR OWN LABELS. Limit two dozen jars per person. All entries, except honey and dried products MUST be processed. Headspace will be enforced!
FRUITS
1/2" Headspace, 1” Pie Fillings A B C
1. 1 Jar Apples 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Applesauce 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Apricots 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Berries (any kind - limit 3) 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Mincemeat 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Grapes 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Low or No Sugar (limit 2 different) 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Muscadines 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Peaches 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Pears 5 3 1
11. 1 Jar Pie Fillings (limit 2) 5 3 1
12. 1 Jar Plums 5 3 1
13. 1 Jar Spiced Fruit 5 3 1
JUICES
1/2" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Apples 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Blackberry 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Berry, other (limit 3) 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Grape 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Low or No-Sugar (limit 2 different) 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Mixed Fruit 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Muscadine 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Peach 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Plum 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Tomato (1/4” Headspace) 5 3 1
JELLY
(Clear and firm gel. Food coloring acceptable only in herb jelly.)
1/4" Headspace
POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Apple 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Blackberry 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Berry (limit 3) 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Cherry 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Crabapple 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Grape 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Herb 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Low or No-Sugar (limit 2 different) 5 3 1
9 .1 Jar Mint 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Mixed Fruit 5 3 1
11. 1 Jar Muscadine (any color) 5 3 1
12. 1 Jar Orange 5 3 1
13. 1 Jar Peach 5 3 1
14. 1 Jar Plum 5 3 1
15. 1 Jar Purple Hull 5 3 1
16. 1 Jar Strawberry 5 3 1
17. 1 Jar Sweet Pepper 5 3 1
18. 1 Jar Hot Pepper 5 3 1
JAM
(Crushed or Chopped Fruit)
1/4" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Berry (any kind – limit 3) 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Cherry 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Grape 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Low or No-Sugar (limit 2 different) 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Mixed Fruit 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Muscadine 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Peach 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Pear 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Plum 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Strawberry 5 3 1
MARMALADE, BUTTER AND SYRUP
(Small uniform pieces of fruit cooked down thick, may be two kinds of fruit.)
1/4" Headspace, Syrup ½” Headspace
POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Apple 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Berry (any kind – limit 3) 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Grape 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Low or No Sugar (limit 2 different) 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Mixed Fruit 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Muscadine 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Peach 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Pear 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Pear Honey 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Plum 5 3 1
PRESERVES
1/4" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Apple 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Berry (any kind – limit 3) 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Fig 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Muscadine 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Peach 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Pear 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Plum 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Strawberry 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Tomato 5 3 1
VEGETABLES
1" Headspace, Some exceptions POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Beans, Green 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Beans, Lima 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Beans, Shelled (not dry) 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Beans, Waxed 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Beets 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Carrots 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Corn 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Greens (mustard, turnip) 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Kraut 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Okra 5 3 1
11. 1 Jar Peas, English 5 3 1
12. 1 Jar Peas, Field 5 3 1
13. 1 Jar Peppers (any variety) 5 3 1
14. 1 Jar Potatoes, Irish 5 3 1
15. 1 Jar Potatoes (not mashed) 5 3 1
17. 1 Jar Pumpkin (cubed or purred) 5 3 1
18. 1 Jar Soup Mixture (vegetable) 5 3 1
19. 1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce (no meat) 5 3 1
20. 1 Jar Spinach or Poke 5 3 1
21.1 Jar Tomatoes (whole or halved) 5 3 1
22. 1 Jar Tomato Sauce 5 3 1
PICKLES
1/2" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Pickled Fruit 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Beets 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Bread and Butter 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Cauliflower 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Dill Cucumber 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Hot Pepper 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Mixed Pickles 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Mixed Vegetables 5 3 1
9, 1 Jar Okra 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Onions 5 3 1
11. 1 Jar Sweet Cucumber (Whole) 5 3 1
12. 1 Jar Sweet Cucumber (Sectioned) 5 3 1
13. 1 Jar Sweet Pepper 5 3 1
14. 1 Jar Green Tomatoes 5 3 1
RELISHES
1/2" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Chili Sauce 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Chow Chow 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Corn Relish 5 3 1
4. 1 Jar Green Tomato 5 3 1
5. 1 Jar Mixed Pickle 5 3 1
6. 1 Jar Pepper Relish 5 3 1
7. 1 Jar Pickle Relish 5 3 1
8. 1 Jar Picante Sauce/Salsa 5 3 1
9. 1 Jar Taco Sauce 5 3 1
10. 1 Jar Tomato Catsup 5 3 1
11. 1 Jar Tomato Relish 5 3 1
MEATS
1" Headspace POINTS
A B C
1. 1 Jar Fish (any kind) 5 3 1
2. 1 Jar Meat (mixture) 5 3 1
3. 1 Jar Meat (any kind) 5 3 1
DRIED PRODUCTS
Limit of 3 different entries per category.
(Products will be accepted in standard half pint and pint jars. Jars do not need to be sealed.)
POINTS
A B C
1. Fruit 5 3 1
2. Herbs 5 3 1
3. Vegetable 5 3 1
4. Meat (Jerky) 5 3 1
Apiary
Beekeepers are encouraged to exhibit honey. All exhibits must be in clean pint jars with rust-free lids.
POINTS
A B C
1. Honey, dark 5 3 1
2. Honey, light 5 3 1
3. Honey, dark with comb 5 3 1
4. Honey, light with comb 5 3 1
