Fair Time! October 12-15, 2023
Home Arts Department
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR MOST ENTRIES IN THE HOME ARTS DIVISION:
SPONSORED BY: RONNIE & BECKY BAKER AND SONS, 3B RANCH, EARLY BIRD RANCH
- Top 3 exhibitors (any age) that have the most entries in the Home Arts Division willl receive prizes. You must enter items in a least two department of the Home Arts Division.
- If entering "the Most Entries Special Prize" category, please let each division know at the check in at entry.
- Winners of 2021 Special Prizes will not be eliglible for the same prizes.
Home Arts Committees:
Chairman: Barbara Wright 210-391-8041
Co-Chairman: Mariann Bielke
All or any entries in the Home Arts Division will be accepted on a merit basis, and also if accepted, must remain in the Exhibit Hall until Sunday, Oct 15 . Articles must be picked on Oct 15 between the hours of 4 & 5:30 pm.
There will be no exceptions!
Each exhibitor in the Home Arts Division will receive one (1) free Exhibitor’s pass for each entry. All decisions of the judges are final
GENERAL RULES - HOME ARTS
- Divisions will be:
- Adult
- High School - 9-12 grades
- Middle School (Jr High) - 5-8 grades
- Elementary - 1-4 grades
- Kindergarten & Preschool
- Exceptional
- All items, with exception of antiques, must be made by exhibitor and completely finished
- All entries, with the exception of cut flowers, must be in the Exhibition Hall between 2-7 pm Wednesday, Oct 5 All cut flowers and arrangements must be in the Coliseum by between 8 & 9 a m Thursday, Oct 12 .
- The Guadalupe Agriculture and Livestock Fair will exercise due care of all exhibits, but in no case will it be responsible for loss or damage
- Articles which are soiled or unfit for exhibition will not be accepted
- No article may be entered in more than one department
- All arrangements of exhibits shall be under the control of the chairman of the department, and no one will be allowed to remove them until the exhibition is closed They will then be returned upon presentation of duplicate entry tag Items must be picked up Sunday, Oct 15 , between 4 - 5:30 pm All items not picked up will be disposed of at the discretion of the chairman.
- Items entered in previous years will not be accepted
HOME ARTS DIVISION SPONSOR:
Marion State Bank
The Country
SPONSORS:
- Judge's Gift
- Mini-Grip
- GVEC
- First United Bank
- Simmons Bank
- First Commercial Bank
Guadalupe County Fair Assn.
Home Arts Department & Craft Events
Antique & Vintage Art Dept. Baked Foods Dept. Clothing Dept. Crafts Dept. Fruits, Vegetables & Sauces Dept. Handwork Dept. Jams, Jellies & Preserves Dept. Ornamental Horitculture Dept Photography Dept. Pickles & Relish Dept. CANNING DIVISION
Ribbons: Tri-Color, 1st - Blue, 2nd - Red, 3rd - White
CANNED FOODS GENERAL RULES: Canned foods entries must be in Standard Ball or Kerr 1/2 pint, 12 oz, 1pint, 1.5 pints, or quart canning jars, sealed and processed using standard Ball Canning Guide's hot water process. To be considered for Tri-Color Awards entries must be presented in 1 pint or larger size canning jar. Smaller jars or other brand jars may be considered for blue, red or white. No colored glass jars will be considered for Tri-Color Awards. Items will be judged following regulations provided by Jarden Home Brands and then USDA Guide for Home Canning. JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAD SPACES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE JUDGES IN CANNED FOODS HEAD SPACES VARIES WITH DIFFERENT FOODS:
FRUITS
Juices- 1/4" (except tomato juice-1/2"} Fruits - 1/2"
Baby Foods (fruits}-1/2"
Fruit Puree (any fruit except figs}- 1/4" Tomatoes with Okra
or Zucchini -1" Mexican Tomato Sauce -1"
Tomato Catsup - 1/8"
Spaghetti Sauce without Meat- 1"
VEGETABLES
All - 1" head space
PICKLED PRODUCTS
Pickle, vegetable pickles, sauerkraut, fruit pickle, chutneys- 1/2"
JELLIED FRUIT PRODUCTS
Jellies, jams, preserves, marmalades, butters, syrups 1/4"
Previous entries will not be accepted. All entries in the Home Arts Division will be accepted on a merit basis and must remain in the Exhibit Hall until Sunday, Oct. 15 . Release time is between 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. There will be NO Exception to this rule.
JELLIES, JAMS & PRESERVES DEPT.
Chairman: Kris Richter 830-386-9786
Co-Chairman: LeiAnn Grimm
CLASSES
Jellies
(Made from juices)
- Apple
- Plum (Cultivated)
- Plum (Wild)
- Grape (Tame)
- Grape (Wild)
- Dewbery
- Agarita
- Jalepeño
- Tomato
- Miscellaneous
Jams
(Made from Pureed Fruit)
- Peach
- Pear
- Grape
- Tomato
- Plum
- Fig
- Dewberry
- Strawberry
- Blackberry
- Miscellaneous
Preserves
(Made from Whole Fruit)
- Tomato
- Grape
- Peach
- Pear
- Plum
- Fig
- Fig (w/Strawberry Jell-O)
- Blackberry
- Dewberry
- Strawberry
- Watermelon Rind
- Miscellaneous
Cucumber Pickles
- Sweet Pickles
- Sour Pickles
- Dill Pickles
- Bread & Butter Pickles
- Miscellaneous Cucumber Pickles
Pickled Vegtables
- Peppers
- Onions or Shallots
- Beets
- Cauliflower
- Okra
- Green Beans
- Sauerkraut
- Piminetos
- Squash
- Mixed Vegetables
- Miscellaneous Pickled Vegetables
Pickled Fruits
- Peaches
- Cinnamon Candied Pickled Fruit
- Miscellaneous Pickled Fruit
Relishes
- Tomato Relish (Ripe)
- Tomato Relish (Green)
- Pepper Relish
- Chow Chow
- Pear Relish
- Sweet Pickle Relish
- Dill Relish
- Miscellaneous
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, SAUCES & MISCELLANEOUS DEPT.
Chairman: Barbara Strey 210-812-1101
Co-Chairman: Kim Schlichting
CLASSES
Fruits
- Peaches (whole)
- Peaches (halves)
- Peaches (sliced)
- Pears (whole)
- Pears (halves)
- Pears (sliced)
- Pineapple (sliced)
- Pineapple (diced)
- Pineapple (crushed)
- Figs
- Plums
- Green Grapes
- Dewberries
- Fruit Salad
- Applesauce
- Dehydrated
- Cherries
- Blackberries
- Spiced Peaches
- Spiced Pears
- Cobbler
- Miscellaneous
Vegetables
- Tomatoes
- Stewed Tomatoes
- Tomatoes (salad pack)
- String Beans (green)
- String Beans (wax)
- Blackeyed Peas
- Cream Peas
- Beets
- Carrots
- Corn
- Corn (creamed)
- Okra
- New Potatoes
- Spinach
- Squash
- Pumpkin
- Gumbo
- Dehydrated
- Asparagus
- Sauerkraut
- Vegetable Medley
- Miscellaneous
Sauces
- Tomato Catsup
- Chili Sauce
- Picante Sauce
- Hot Sauce
- Tomato Sauce
- Taco Sauce
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Ranchero Sauce
- Pizza Sauce
- Marinara Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
- Rotel
- Miscellaneous
Juices
- Grape Juice
- Tomato Juice
- Plum Juice
- Pineapple Juice
- Apple Juice
- Miscellaneous
