May 23 to 25, 2025
Year 175 Fair Theme: Sewing Seeds of Memories for 175 Years

Culinary Arts – Class 30

Culinary Arts Class 30: Sections 1 – 42

 

30. Culinary Arts

Chair: Mary-Lou Stephenson……….905 775 8392

Committee: Maureen Archibald, Cheryl Prentice, Bonnie O’Hara

  • 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.

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 2023 and 2024 are not eligible ***


Breads and Rolls:

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

1.

White Bread - ½ loaf

2.

60% Whole Wheat bread - ½ loaf.

3.

Machine Bread, White

4.

Dinner Rolls, White

4 on a plate

5.

Tea Biscuits, Plain

4 on a small plate

Cakes:

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

6.

Marble Cake

iced, no larger than 8" x 8"

7.

Chocolate Cake

iced, no larger than 8" x 8"

8.

Vintage Queen Elizabeth Cake

No larger than 8" X 8"

Indicate on tag if nuts are included in recipe.

Pies and Tarts:

9.

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

double crust

10.

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

no meringue

11.

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

12.

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

4 on a small plate

13.

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

**Must include raisins, no other fruit, no nuts (5 on a small plate)

Loaves:

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

14.

Banana Loaf, no nuts - 1/2 loaf

15.

Apple Loaf, no nuts -1/2 loaf

Squares, Cookies, Muffins:

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

16.

Brownies

iced, no nuts

17.

Decorated cupcakes Fair Theme " Sewing Memories for 175 Years"

no mixes - 3 on a plate

18.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

no nuts, 5 on a plate

19.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

no nuts - 5 on a plate

20.

No Bake Cookies

no nuts, 5 on a plate

21.

Cranberry/orange muffins

no nuts, paper removed - 4 on a plate

22.

Bran muffins

no nuts, paper removed, 4 on a plate

23.

Banana muffins

no nuts, paper removed, 4 on a plate

Bottled Goods:

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

24.

Rhubarb sauce

25.

Marmalade

26.

Dill pickles

27.

Bread and Butter pickles

28.

Pickled beets

29.

Chili Sauce, mild

30.

Cucumber Relish

31.

BBQ Sauce

32.

Corn Relish

33.

Strawberry Jam

34.

Raspberry Jam

35.

Apple Jelly

36.

Grape Jelly

37.

Any other Jam not mentioned

38.

Any other Jelly not mentioned

Candy:

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

39.

Best Chocolate Fudge

no nuts, 5 pieces on small plate

40.

Maple Fudge

no nuts, 5 pieces on a small plate

Other:

41.

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

Special:

42.

Pioneer Honey Special Prize: Gift basket prize.

Any baked item or preserve using Pioneer Honey Proof of purchase and recipe required with entry.

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. 2023 and 2024 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 2025, 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 22 between 7 and 9 and Friday morning May 23 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.