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Canning & Home Brewing – CLASS K1,K2,K3

2023 Class K-1: Canning

Committee:  Leola Hartung (519-343-5141), Donna Turner, Susan Yungblut, Sheila Andriessen

Rules:  All canning and preserves must be exhibited in clear, sealed, 500ml (or less) size containers. No wax is permitted. New snap lids and rings are preferred. Please use an elastic to attach entry tag to the jar. If six (6) or more entries in a class, it will be split and given two first, second and third prizes.

Prizes:  ~ 1st – $5.00; 2nd – $4.00; 3rd – $3.00

    1. Apple sauce
    2. Sweet cherries
    3. Fruit cocktail
    4. Plums
    5. Raspberries
    6. Peaches
    7. Pears
    8. Freezer strawberry jam, uncooked
    9. Strawberry jam, cooked
    10. Peach jam
    11. Rhubarb & pineapple jam
    12. Black currant jam
    13. Blueberry jam
    14. Marmalade
    15. Raspberry jam
    16. Any jam, labeled, not already listed
    17. Grape jelly
    18. Apple jelly
    19. Pepper jelly – any flavour (name ingredients) 
    20. Any jelly, labeled, not already listed
    21. Honey butter
    22. Maple syrup
    23. Regular dill pickles
    24. Garlic dill pickles
    25. Dill pickles—sliced & ready for a hamburger
    26. Bread & butter pickles
    27. Beet relish 
    28. Pickled beets
    29. Corn relish
    30. Hotdog/hamburger relish (no corn)
    31. Chili sauce
    32. Nine-day sweet pickles
    33. Icicle pickles
    34. Pickled hot peppers
    35. Pickled beans
    36. Salsa—mild
    37. Salsa—hot
    38. Tomato juice
    39. Canned tomatoes
    40. BBQ Sauce
    41. Tomato ketchup
    42. Steak sauce
    43. Spaghetti sauce
    44. Salad dressing, cooked
    45. Pickled eggs

    2023 Theme: Where have you bean? 

    1. Pickled green beans (no garlic)
    2. Pickled green garlic beans 
    3. Pickled yellow beans (no garlic)
    4. Pickled yellow garlic beans
    5. Picked hot spicy beans for Caesar drinks 
    6. Pickled bean salad
    7. Canned baked beans 
    8. Baked bean jam/chutney 

    Class Specials

    1. ‘Gift Pack Competition’:  2023 Theme: Where have you bean? Judges select winner based on creativity, quality of home canned products, and includes an itemized description/cost.  Jars will not be opened. May include preserves and wine or beer. The first place winning basket will be retained by the Agricultural Society to be auctioned off on Saturday at 3:00 pm at the fair. Prizes: ~ 1st  $20 cash from the Agricultural Society; 2nd – $15 donated  by Agricultural Society; 3rd $10 donated by Agricultural Society
    2. First highest accumulated points in Class K-1. Prize donated by the Agricultural Society.
    3. Second highest accumulated points in Class K-1. Prize donated by the Agricultural Society.
    4. Third highest accumulated points in Class K-1. Prize donated by the Agricultural Society.

    Pickles descriptions:

    Icicle—long, slender slices of cucumber

    Nine day—whole cucumber, sliced horizontally

    Gherkin—a whole tiny cucumber

    Dill—small uniform cucumber

2023 Class K-2:  Family Canning

Rules:  All canning and preserves must be exhibited in clear, sealed, 500ml (or less) size containers. No wax is permitted. Please use elastic to attach entry tag to the jar. Canning & preserves are to be made together as a family activity with both adults and children or grandchildren participating.

Prizes:  ~ 1st – $5.00; 2nd – $4.00; 3rd – $3.00

  1. Family favourite jam-any flavour, named fruit
  2. Family favourite pickles

2023 Class K-3:  Home Brewing –Wine/Liqueur/Beer

Rules:  All entries must be made by the exhibitor ie not a public business. Kits are acceptable, BUT it must be made at your home.  All entries must include two bottles of each, with each entry having an entry tag securely tied to one bottle and matching labels for the pair. Wine must be presented in 700- 750ml wine bottles. Liqueurs/beer may be in a smaller bottle.

The first place winner of each class will be retained by the Palmerston Agricultural Society and auctioned off at 3:00 pm at the Auction of Champions on Saturday at the fair, in the Community Centre.

Prizes:  ~ 1st – $12.00; 2nd – $10.00; 3rd – $8.00

  1. Red wine
  2. White wine
  3. Fruit wine, named
  4. Blush wine
  5. Liqueur, any flavour
  6. Beer—pale
  7. Beer—dark
  8. Cider

Class K-3 Special:

  1. Sponsored by Argyle Wines—The top choice by the judge will win a special prize from Argyle Wines, Listowel.

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