Convenors: Helen Ziegler
Please Note:
Please use the SIZE OF JAR THAT IS CALLED FOR IN EACH CLASS. Entries may be DISQUALIFIED IF NOT PRESENTED IN THE SIZE OF JAR REQUESTED. Jars used MUST be preserving jars with snap lids. Jars MUST be properly sealed or they will be disqualified. No identification marks such as fancy tops or labels
Prize Money: Classes 1 to 18 1st – $5.00, 2nd – $3.00, 3rd – $2.00 Specials A to E as indicated
Section
- Homecraft Rules and Regulations
- Entry Form
- Homecraft Prize List PDF
- Section 31 – Junior Photography
- Section 32 – Junior Handicrafts
- Section 33 – Junior Needlework
- Section 34 – Junior Baking and Kitchen Crafts
- Section 36 – Preparing for Independent Living
- Section 37 – Junior Flowers
- Section 38 – Junior Fruits & Vegetables
- Section 39 – Junior Antiques
- Section 40 – Adult Home Baking
- Section 41 – Home Canning & Preserving
- Section 42 – Amateur Art
- Section 43 – Adult Handicrafts
- Section 44 – Senior Handicrafts
- Section 45 – Assisted Living
- Section 46 – Adult Photography
- Section 47 – Adult Needlework
- Section 48 – Adult Flowers
- Section 49 – Adult Fruits & Vegetables
- Section 50 – Antiques
- Section 51 – Church & Community Group Displays
- Section 52 – 4H Projects
Classes:
Jams & Jellies
1. Cooked Raspberry Jam – 250 ml
2. Cooked Black Currant Jam – 250 ml
3. Cooked Strawberry Jam – 250 ml
4. Crab apple jelly – 250 ml
5. Grape Jelly – 250 ml
6. Red Currant Jelly – 250 ml
7. A cooked jam made with two fruits (fruit to be named on the entry tag) – 250 ml
Pickles & Relishes
8. New or Unusual Relish, named – 250 ml
9. Dill Pickles – 500 ml
10. Bread and Butter Pickles – 500 ml
11. Pickled Beets – 500 ml
12. Chili Sauce – 250 ml
13. Mild Salsa – 500 ml
14. Peach Salsa – 500 ml
15. Apple Sauce – 500 ml
16. Cranberry Sauce – 250 ml
17. Pickled Eggs – 500 ml
18. Preserved Fruit of your choice – 500 ml
A. Special: Judge’s Choice – Judge to choose the best entry from classes 8 to 18. Sponsored by Downey’s Farm Market, 13682 Heart Lake Road, Caledon, ON 1st – $20.00 gift certificate
B. Bernardin Best of Show Award: Best Home Canning entry in classes 1 to 18 submitted in a Bernardin Mason Jar & Snap Lid. Prize winner must have three canning entries in the Fair. Winner based on highest accumulated points in Section 41. 1st – $30.00 gift certificate & Rosette ribbon
C. Bernardin Jam/Jelly Award from classes 1 to 7 inclusive. Best Jam/Jelly using Bernardin pectin as selected by the fair judge. Winning entry must include proof of purchase of Bernardin Pectin (attach to entry tag) 1st – $20.00 gift certificate & Rosette ribbon
D. Bernardin Gift Pack Competition – Gift basket/container filled with at least three (3) filled Bernardin mason jars and snap lids. May be any theme and include other items but total cost not to exceed $20. Judges select winner based on creativity, quality of home canned product, perceived value and appropriateness of presentation. 1st – $20.00 gift certificate & rosette ribbon
E. Bernardin SNAP Lid/Mason Jar Creative Craft Award – Best decorative or functional homemade craft using a Bernardin mason jar(s) and/or 2 piece SNAP lid. 1st – $20.00 gift certificate & rosette
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