DEPARTMENT 113

Superintendent: Mary Duane

508-756-9282

RULES

1. The department will be open to accept entries from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010.

2. Exhibits may not be removed before 6 p.m. on Monday, and must be out by 8:30 p.m.. The Fair Assoc. is not responsible for any loss or damage.

3. A person shall not offer for exhibit any item not produced and/or prepared by the owner.

4. An exhibitor shall make only one entry in a given class.

5. Honey must be produced in Massachusetts.

6. New classes may be added and judged, provided there are three or more entries.

7. Undesirable quality exhibits will not be accepted.

8. Places will be awarded on the basis of quality of the exhibit and the decision of the judge will be final.

9. No labels or identification on any entry until judged.

COOKING

2. Division I Class C entries: Sweetener to be used must be 100% honey; no sugar, white or brown or ingredients containing any type of sweetener other than honey.

3. Division II Class C entries: Sweetener to be used must be a minimum of 50% honey; sugar, white or brown or ingredients containing any type of sweetener may be used.

4. Bakers must specify which Division their baking item is to be entered in

5. All entries to be covered with transparent wrap.

6. If you wish, pies may be entered in the pan in which they were baked.

MEAD AND HONEY BEER

All mead and honey beer recipes will be judged according to the American Homebrewers Association mead and beer competition score sheets.

WHAT THE JUDGES WILL LOOK FOR

1. Classes A-100 thru A-105 to be judged on appearance.

2. Classes A-106 thru A-l10 to be in queen-line or amber type jars.

3. All honey to be in leak-proof containers.

4. Frames of honey must be in bee tight cases with transparent faces.

5. Baked items in classes C-1 thru C-12 will be judges in two separate divisions (I and II)

HONEY SHOW

DEPARTMENT 113

CLASSES

Prizes: First - $4.00
Second - $3.00
Third - $2.00

A-100 Best two sections of round comb honey.

A-101 Best two sections of square comb honey.

A-102 Best two packages of cut comb honey (4" square).

A-103 Best shallow extracting frame of honey.

A-104 Best shallow cut comb frame of honey.

A-105 Best full depth frame of honey.

A-106 Best two 1-lb. jars of light honey.

A-107 Best two 1-lb. jars of light amber honey.

A-108 Best two 1-lb. jars of amber honey.

A-109 Best two 1-lb. jars of dark amber honey.

A-110 Best two 1 lb. jars of dark honey.

A-111 Best two 1 lb. jars of chunk honey.

B-1 Articles made of beeswax.

B-2 Pair of straight, plain, tapered, molded candles of pure beeswax.

B-3 Pair of straight, plain, tapered, dipped candles of pure beeswax.

B-111 Pieces of beeswax, 2 lb. or more.

C-1 Creamed Honey.

C-2 Crisp Cookies, 1 dozen.

C-3 Soft Cookies, 1 dozen.

C-4 Bars or Brownies, 1 dozen.

C-5 Cakes, 1 cake.

C-6 Yeast Bread, 1 loaf.

C-7 Yeast Rolls, 6.

C-8 Fancy Yeast Breads, 1 loaf.

C-9 Quick Breads, 1 loaf.

C-10 Candy, 1/2 lb. or 12 pieces.

C-l1 Muffins, 6.

C-12 Pie, 1 pie.

D-l Live Bee Exhibit.

E-l Crafts related to beekeeping.

E-2 Gadgets related to beekeeping.

F-1 Still Mead, 1 bottle.

F-2 Sparkling Mead, 1 bottle.

F-3 Beer made with honey, 2 bottles.