February 28, 2015    10am to 2pm

Announcement of Winners:  1pm (time approximate)

The Favorite Foods Contest is open to all 4-H members currently taking a Foods, Food Preservation, or Exploring 4-H project.  Participants select a category to enter:

• Breads, Meat or Main Dish, Fruits or Vegetables, Dessert (Beginner, Junior, Senior)
• Appetizers, Hors d’oeuvres, or Soups (Beginner, Junior, Senior)
• Special Diet (Juniors and Seniors Only)
• Cookies, Cupcakes, or Candy (Beginners Only)

Contestants will also plan a menu to complement their selected dish.

 

Entry Forms for this contest are due to the 4-H Office by Monday, February 2. This form is a PDF that you can fill out.
2015 Cloverbud FF Entry Form
2015 FF Member Entry Form (ages 8-19)

Instructions:
1.  Open the form and fill out the fields
2. Save As with a new name. We suggest “lastname-memberlevel -ff-2015”  so it will look like: jones-cloverbud-ff-2015.pdf
3. Save the new named document to  your desktop.
4. Email the re-named form to tammys@udel.edu

* You will receive confirmation that your Favorite Foods Contest Application has been received.  Please check with the 4-H office if you have not received a confirmation after 24 hrs of submitting*

FAVORITE FOODS Guidelines are where you can find rules, recipe and menu tips, and more!

Hard copies can be obtained from club leaders or the 4-H office.

On Saturday, February 28, participants will bring their prepared food item, place setting, centerpiece, etc. to the contest.  Chairpersons will schedule a time for each 4-H participant to meet with a contest judge.  Judges will ask questions about the recipe, menu, and prepared dish and then sample a taste of the foods entry.

After meeting with a judge, participants my test their knowledge in the Foods and Nutrition Judging Contest, make a craft, or visit the Kids Korner.  There will also be opportunities for members to practice for upcoming 4-H judging contests.

New this year: 4-H’ers may also chose to enter the Photography and Graphic Arts Contest (Entries also due February 2) and have their entries displayed at this event.

This is always a fun-filled and educational event!