May 29th-31st, 2026
Year 176 Fair Theme: Hay Bales & Cow Tails

Culinary Arts – Class 30

Culinary Arts Class 30: Sections 1 – 42

 

30. Culinary Arts

Committee: Maureen Archibald 905-939-7449; Bonnie O’Hara 905-939-2151

  • All rules at the beginning of Homecraft Section apply
  • Please note: all entries, except layer cake, must be placed on strong paper plates and in clear plastic bags. No cling film, No twist ties. Please use "Ziploc" bags or equivalent.
  • Attach entry tags to plates, not to the bag.
  • No mixes or canned filling to be used.
  • Please note for our 2027 Fair, bottled goods can be in 250ml jars for Jams, Jellies and Sauces.

Special Prizes

Champion Cook Trophy: The Exhibitor with the highest points will have their name engraved on the Champion Cook Perpetual Plaque donated by Grainne Malcolm and receive a plaque donated by the Schomberg Agricultural Society

*** NOTE: 1st prize winners from 2024 and 2025 are not eligible ***


Bread and Rolls:

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.50, 3rd: $3.00

1.

60% Whole Wheat bread - ½ loaf.

2.

Sour Dough Bread - whole loaf

3.

Machine Bread, White

4.

Dinner Rolls, White

4 on a plate

5.

Scones with raisins only

3 on a plate

Cakes:

Prizes: 1st: $8.50, 2nd: $6.50, 3rd: $4.50

6.

Spice Cake with raisins

No larger than 9", iced, on paper plate

7.

Vintage Queen Elizabeth Cake

No nuts, no larger than 8" x 8", iced, on paper plate

8.

Tomato Soup Cake

No larger than 8" X 8", on paper plate

9.

Decorated cupcakes with fair theme

No mixes, & papers off , 3 on a plate

Pies & Tarts:

Prizes: 1st: $8.50, 2nd: $6.50, 3rd: $4.50

10.

Apple Pie

Double Crust

11.

Butter Tarts

Must include raisins, no nuts, 4 on a paper plate

12.

Strawberry /Rhubarb Tarts

No top crust, 4 on a paper plate

Loaves:

Prizes: 1st: $6.00, 2nd: $5.50, 3rd: $5.00

13.

Banana Loaf

No nuts or chocolate chips - 1/2 loaf on paper plate

14.

Apple Loaf,

With raisins, no nuts -1/2 loaf on paper plate

15.

Lemon Loaf

With glaze, no nuts, 1/2 loaf on paper plate

16.

Date Loaf

No nuts or glaze, 1/2 loaf on a paper plate

Squares, Cookies, Muffins:

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.50, 3rd: $3.00

17.

Brownies

Iced, no nuts, 3 on small plate

18.

Oatmeal & Date Squares

3 on a small plate

19.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

No nuts, 3 on a plate

20.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

No nuts - 3 on a plate

21.

Cranberry & White Chocolate Shortbread (recipe shown)

3 cut squares on paper plate

22.

No Bake Cookies

3 on a plate, No nuts.

23.

Cranberry/orange muffins

No nuts or raisins, paper removed - 3 on a plate

24.

Bran muffins

With raisins only, paper removed, 3 on a plate

25.

Banana muffins

With chocolate chips, no nuts, paper removed, 3 on a plate

Bottled Goods: For this section, please put elastic through tag & around lid:

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.50, 3rd: $3.00

26.

Rhubarb sauce

27.

Marmalade

28.

Strawberry Cooked Jam

29.

Raspberry Cooked Jam

30.

Any other jam not mentioned

31.

Grape Jelly

32.

Apple Jelly

33.

Any other jelly not mentioned

34.

Chili Sauce, Mild

35.

Dill Pickles

36.

Bread & Butter Pickles

37.

Cucumber Relish

38.

BBQ Sauce

Candy:

Prizes: 1st: $4.00, 2nd: $3.50, 3rd: $3.00

39.

Best Chocolate Fudge

No nuts, 4 pieces on small plate

40.

Almond Bark

Chocolate, 4 pieces on a small plate

41.

Peanut Brittle

4 pieces on paper plate

Other:

42.

One dozen brown eggs in a clean egg carton Prizes: 1st: $3.00, 2nd: $2.50, 3rd: $2.00

Special:

43.

Pioneer Honey Special Prize: Gift basket prize.

Honey Glazed Buttermilk Oatmeal Coffee Cake Recipe Below

Entire 9x9 cake is submitted. This item will be retained by the sponsor.

Sponsored by Pioneer Honey 5815 15th Sideroad, Schomberg

Champion Cook Prize: Trophy

High points in Class 30. 2024 and 2025 winners not eligible

Sponsored by Grainne Malcolm

Online Registration for Exhibitors

How to Register Your Fair Entries

Online using AssistExpo: Its quick and easy!

Online Registration for Exhibitors

For 2026, the Schomberg Fair is continuing with online registration for certain exhibitor classes. We are encouraging our exhibitors to register their entries online. Follow the instructions below to sign up for your competition on AssistExpo. Questions? Contact homecraft@schombergfair.com

How to Enter a Competition Online

  • Step 1: Find your exhibitor class and section on the Schomberg Fair website under “Competitions”.
  • Step 2: Click the link to our Online Entry Form hosted by AssistExpo. If you have used this system before at another fair, log in. If this is your first time, you must create an account by providing your name and contact information. Then, complete your contest registration according to the on-screen instructions. AssistExpo will assign you an Exhibitor number—make sure to save this number along with your username and password.
  • Step 3: After registering, print or save your confirmation message. Collect your printed tags. Remember the date and time your exhibits need to be delivered to the fair.

In Person Registration of Entries

If you do not have a way to preregister your fair exhibits online, we are more than happy to help during the exhibit drop off times: Thursday evening May 28 between 7 and 9 and Friday morning May 29 between 9 and 1130 am. Please note that while the Fair grounds are not open to the public Thursday evening, the Community Hall will be open to receive exhibits.

Click the tabs below to get instructions, entry forms and rules from each of the tabs.