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Spring Ho County Fair results, top recipes The 2008 Spring Ho County Fair was held at First Texas Bank's community room. Taking best of show in the adult division of the county fair was Barbara Carlson McClure with her quilt. Reserve best of show honors went to Carolyn Hamilton with a quilt. Best of show in the intermediate division (13-18) went to Montana Caler for her artwork. Intermediate reserve best of show was garnered by Kati Hlavaty with a photography entry. In the junior division (9-12) Crosby Liverman took best of show and reserve best of show honors with beads and a reversible totebag, respectively. In the pee wee youth division (ages 8 and under), best of show went to Kyndal Moyer for beads, and reserve best of show went to Maci Procter for a paper mache' pig. High-point adult was Loretta Fisher. High-point in the intermediate division went to Kati Hlavaty. In the junior category, Crosby Liverman took the highpoint award, while Maci Procter earned it for the pee wee division. Ribbons awarded were: blue, first; red, second; white, third; green, participant.
Names of county fair winners, their ribbons and entries follow. Lindsey Kuehne: blue, rolled cookies; red, cakes with mix; blue, mini chocolate cake; blue, chocolate mint truffles. Shelby Marwitz: red, carrot cake; green, refrigerator cookies; blue, decorated cake; red, cornbread; red, drop cookies. Loretta Fisher: red, peanut butter drop cookie; blue, banana nut muffins; blue, apple bar cookies. Phyllis Poehlmann, blue, blackberry cobbler. Alice Hardin, blue, rolled cookies; blue, decorated cake; white, drop cookies. Devyn Moore: white, iced sugar cookie; blue, triple chocolate chip cake. Cecilia Moore: white, red pound cake; blue, monkey bread. Shirley Beyer: white, garlic potato yeast bread. Cheyenne Little: blue, decorated cake. Harvey Meiske, white, egg noodles, pasta. Gerald Gukian: blue, bread pudding cake. Austin Ryan: red, quick bread. Shannon Liverman: blue, decorated snowman cake. Maudean Windham: red, fudge; blue, bundt cake; blue, sweet bread. Crystal Bunch: blue, sweet bread; blue, layer cake. Louise McCartney, blue, bar cookie. Ashley Lowe, blue, decorated cake.
Crosby Liverman: blue, decorated cake; blue, bar cookies; red, drop cookies; red, rolled cookies; blue, cakes with mix. Julie Davis-Raley: green, dried herbs. Cindy Johnson: red, cacti collection. Harvey Meiske, jalapeno peppers. Mary Casbeer: blue, garlic. Connie Hendrix: blue, zucchini squash. Mary Casbeer: blue, yellow onions; blue, red, white onions; red, yellow squash; blue, peaches. Kathy Vaughn: white, pickling cucumbers; blue, cayenne peppers; red, tomatoes; green, okra. Alice Hardin: white, banana peppers; red, hot peppers. Devyn Moore: red, peas; red, sweet green peppers; red, green hot peppers; white, onions; red, jalapeno peppers.
Cecilia Moore: red, green hot peppers; white, jalapeno peppers; red, okra; blue, peas; red, cabbage; green, yellow onions; blue, green sweet peppers. Shirley Beyer: white, hot and spicy pickles. Karen Cambon: red, pear relish. Harvey Meiske: red, pickled beets; red, pickled beans; white, picante sauce.
Loretta Fisher: green, blueberry jam. Crosby Liverman: red, children's blouse.
Loretta Fisher: red, knit baby sweater set; white, knit baby bib; blue, kitchen dish towel. Crosby Liverman, red, clay dog; red, acrylic painted pig; blue, dog in a cup. Lindsey Kuehne: blue, floral, cactus; blue, animal, cats; blue, Grand Canyon story; blue still life, Superman. Cathy Kuehne: blue, natural, mirror lake. Phyllis Poehlmann: blue, glass art jewelry. Presli Procter: red, ankle bracelet. Paris Procter: red, water color swirls. Jacqueline Pickard: red, special tech. Kyndal Moyer: blue, turquoise jewelry. Kelsea Moyer: red, turquoise jewelry. Shea Moyer: red, multi-colored jewelry. Alice Hardin, blue, holiday nutcracker. Tara Johnson: green, sculpture foil Longhorn; Chance Johnson, red, wooden boat sculpture; red, clay totem pole. Emily Buford: blue, suncatcher; blue, decorated woodwork. Debby Hardin: blue, dragonfly, jewelry. Alice Hardin: green, horses; blue, acrylic horses. Joshua Kuehne: blue, self portrait. Montana Caler: blue, kite sculpture. Cindy Johnson: blue, horse necklace; red, clay sculpture. June Millsap: red, oil painting. Zach Cambon: red, acrylic painting. Richard Cambon: red, acrylic painting. Harvey Meiske: blue, decorated woodworking; blue, grinder. Ildiko Curtis: blue, photography; blue, photo, morning pond; blue, photo theme, red, photo, floral. Rachael Gill: blue, digital photography. Crystal Taylor: blue, photo; white, photo, natural landscape; blue, photo, pencil; blue, photo, pencil. Jennifer Taylor: blue, photo, pencil; blue, photo, pencil. Dakota Caler: red, photo, pencil. Karen Davis: red, eagle, woodworking; red, animal photo. Carl Davis: blue, color digital photo; red, woodworking. Jodi Inocencio: blue, photo, landscape; blue, acrylic painting; green, acrylic swirl. Shannon Liverman: red, multistone jewelry. Danna Jones, red, colored pencil, lion.
Ashley Lowe, red, acrylic butterfly. Shirley Beyer: red, hand-quilt, wall. Karen Glasscock: blue, machinepieced hand. Billie Campbell: red, crochet afghan. Julie Davis-Raley: blue, flower arrangement. Harvey Meiske: white, flower arrangement. Gail Eltgroth: blue, hand-quilt applique pieced. Joyce Lucas: blue, quilt, machine; blue, quilt, machine, rag Christmas. Faye Wear: blue, counted cross stitch. Terri Cox: red, quilt-hand embroidered. Jan Donovan: blue, quilt-hand pieced. Phyllis Poehlmann: blue, knitted purse. Loretta Fisher, red, knit dish cloths; red, embroidered pillow cases; blue, crochet Indian doll; red, crochet, afghan; blue, crochet baby blanket; white, crewel, magnets; blue, knit booties; red, crochet bedspread. Kyndal Moyer: red, pillow case. Catherine Walker: red, crochet afghans. Debby Hardin: red, vintage pillow. * * *
Following are recipes for several winning entries in the Spring Ho County Fair baked goods division.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin cups with paper muffin liners. In bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In separate bowl, beat eggs and butter together until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined. Spoon batter into muffin cups, about 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Grease a baking sheet In a mixing bowl, whip together egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add pecans to egg whites; stir to coat nuts evenly. Remove nuts and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread nuts out on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Microwave chocolate chips for 2 1/2 minutes, or until they become liquid. Dip pecans into the chocolate, then set them aside on wax paper to harden. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In small bowl, mix chopped peanuts, sugar and cinnamon; set aside. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls. Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces. Flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls. Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with non-stick cooking spray; Press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on top of cookies; gently press into dough. Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.
Makes 24 cookies. In sauce pan, melt 1/2 cup butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add sugar, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and almond extract. Stir, then add flour just until combined. Spread brownie batter in greased 8x8x2 pan. Add dollops of jam then swirl with a knife, bake until set, about 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, make icing by melting the remaining butter. Combine it in a mixing bowl with powdered sugar, cocoa and vanilla. Add 1-2 tablespoons water for a frosting consistency.
Cook on stove on medium for 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Add to cake batter. Make cake using package directions. Add a small bag of chocolate chips to the batter. Pour batter into a greased tube pan. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  |
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