State Fair Results 2006

Okay, So the results are in and Kim won 13 ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair this year. Here is the rundown...won't take nearly as long to read as the county fair list!
Honey BBQ Sauce, 3rd
Honey Baklava, 5th
Honey Snack Mix, 1st
Honey Spice Cake, 3rd
Orange Marmalade, 3rd
Peach Jam, 1st
Plum Jam, 2nd
Blackberry Jelly, 3rd
Plum Jelly, 4th
Red Raspberry Jelly, 1st
Strawberry Jelly, 3rd
Fruit Chutney, 4th
Spaghetti Sauce, 3rd

Thanks to all who sampled and prejudged the entries! Your opinions were very helpful! Stay tuned for next year. There will be more to sample.

So once the stress of baking and judging were over Ted and Kim headed to the fairgrounds just for the fun of it! They enjoyed eating all the yummy, greasy, sticky, sweet goodies the fair has to offer on a stick. They looked at cows, pigs, sheep, art, hot tubs, and cowboys (okay, that last one was just Kim!). Overall having a great time at the great Minnesota get togther.
 

State Fair Week Part 2

Well the flour is flying again in the kitchen this weekend, as Kim gets ready for the baking part of the MN State Fair competition.
And once again the red wagon is off to the fair hauling a load of baked items. So how many items this year? 20 jams and jellies and other canned items. 20 baked items.

Now the great waiting game starts to see how many ribbons Kim will win. Any guesses? Who ever gets the closes will win a jar of what ever item gets a blue ribbon. So place your bets.
One of the advantages to exhibiting, is walking around the fair grounds before it is open to the crowds and seeing what is new. This year the butter fly house moved to its new location and the windows had a display of hathcing butter flies.
 

State Fair Week Part 1

What would a summer be if Kim and I did not go to the Carver County Fair Tractor Pull. This is the only event I have ever been to that they try to break last years beer drinking record! Plus they sell the beer in six and twelve packs! You would think we were living back in Wiscosin. You can't beat a good RED NECK event.
Off she goes with here red wagon loaded full of Jams and Jellies for the State Fair.
Oh no! what did Kim do this time? Seems that being first in line ( go figure) that the registration workers where not ready for Kim. Or they could not belive that someone would enter 20 items. In the end it all worked out.

Now the great waiting game starts and the baking begins!
Now with all the planets lined up and with a little planning this past year, Dr. Molde made it to the State Fair this year with his Diamond Willow bed. Lets see what kind of beginners luck he will have come judgement day. Good Luck! 

Hennepin County Fair 2006

Okay, this is Kim with her wagon on delivery day.


















These are some of the "goods" that won!

And here is the list!

Whole wheat bread 1st
Coffee Cake 1st
Layered Bar (coconut meringue)1st
Ice Box (Lime Meltaway) 1st
Light ball flattened (Gumdrop) 2nd
Foriegn baking, cookie, (Berlinerkranser) 2nd
Honey snack mix, 1st
Honey baked nuts 2nd


Cherry Jelly 1st
Strawberry jelly 2nd
Blackberry jelly 1st
Plum jelly 1st
Raspberry jelly 1st + best of 1st
Display of 3 jellies 2nd
Jelly not specified, Apricot, 2nd
Apricot jam 1st
Blackberry Jam 1st
Blueberry jam 2nd
Peach jam 1st
Plum jam 1st
Strawberry jam 1st
Marmalade 1st
Display of 3 jams 2nd
Jam not specified, Fig 2nd
Bread and butter pickles, sweet 1st
Pickle not specified, Red Onion, 2nd
BBQ Sauce 1st

Pickle Relish 2nd
Spaghetti Sauce 1st

Honey Sweepstakes, Spice Cake, 2nd

Not to bad! And just think....Kim gets to do it all again for the state fair in a couple of weeks! Stay tuned.