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Stanislaus County Fair seeks connoisseurs
of homemade ice cream and BBQ ribs
Turlock--If your homemade ice cream recipe
makes your family scream for more or your secret
recipe for barbecue ribs is always in demand then
savor this. Your concoction could land you a cash prize in the Stanislaus
County Fair’s special contests for homemade ice
cream and barbecued ribs.
 The
barbecue ribs contest is open to contestants who are
challenged to cook up their best pork or beef ribs
using a favorite marinade, sauce or spice.
The contestant must provide six ribs for
tasting by the judges and their recipe.
The rib contest will be judged before a live
audience on Saturday, July 31, beginning at 6 p.m.
The public is invited to observe the judging,
which will be held at the fair in the Save Mart Home
Arts/Ag-Hort Building.
The ribs
contest is sponsored by Beth Smith and Melinda Fannin,
in memory of Bob Smith—who was a great barbecue rib
chef.
The homemade ice cream contest is open to
adults, who are required to bring one quart of his/her
favorite homemade ice cream in a disposable container,
along with the recipe.
The homemade ice cream contest will be judged
before a live audience, on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m.
The public is invited to observe the judging, which
will be held at the fair in the Save Mart Home
Arts/Ag-Hort Building.
The
homemade ice cream contest is sponsored by D&E
Jerseys & Avi-Lanche Jerseys of Hilmar.
There is
no fee to enter either contest and recipes submitted
are not published.
But
hurry…the deadline to enter the contests is Tuesday,
July 27. Entry
forms must be received by the fair’s Exhibits Office
by 5 p.m. on that date.
Entry forms can be downloaded at
www.stancofair.com (Exhibits link) and are also
available at the fair office, located at 900 N.
Broadway in Turlock. The Stanislaus County Fair is now
in its 93rd year.
The 2004 fair opens Friday, July 30 for a
10-day run. The
theme of this year’s fair is “Say Cheese!”
Last year
more than 225,000 people enjoyed the fair. In 2002 and again in 2003, Modesto Bee readers voted
the Stanislaus County Fair their “Favorite
All-Around Event” in the Bee’s Reader’s
Choice Awards.
The
mission of the Stanislaus County Fair is to provide a
family and community oriented experience promoting
agriculture, entertainment and technology.
For more information about the Stanislaus
County Fair log onto www.stancofair.com.
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