The annual Lincoln Parish 4-H Foods Festival will be held February 16 at
the Historic Fire Station at 200 E. Mississippi in downtown Ruston. It starts at 5:30 p.m. Contact MRS. AMANDA or MR. GARY if you have any questions!
General Rules:
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Provide seven (7) typed copies of the recipe using recipe form attached to this newsletter.
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Contestants can only enter one division in each contest.
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The dish must be prepared the night before and chilled in refrigerator.
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Dish must be transported to the contest on ice or in ice chest. ***Dishes not chilled and transported on ice or in ice chest will be disqualified***
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The entire recipe must be displayed for contest.
Beef
Minimum of 1 pound ground beef must be used
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Low Calorie—Provides less than 200 calories per serving; list calories per ingredient.
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Quick & Easy—Ready to serve in less than one hour; list time for each step.
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One Dish Meal—Provides foods from at least three main food groups; list food groups used
Poultry
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Chicken—Contains a minimum of 2 pounds bone-in or 1 pound deboned chicken. Does not include processed, nuggets, canned, etc.
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Processed Poultry—Contains a minimum of 12 ounces processed, value-added poultry products. Includes all turkey meats, chicken nuggets, smoked chicken, chicken strips, etc.
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Other Poultry Meat—Contains a minimum of 2 pounds bone-in or 1 pound deboned meat from a bird other than chicken or turkey. Examples are duck, quail, dove, emu, ostrich, pheasant, pigeon, guinea and grouse.
Egg
Minimum of four (4) eggs must be used; can be four whole, four whites or four yolks, or a combination. No raw eggs in final product.
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Appetizer/ Salad
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Main Dish
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Dessert
Seafood
Seafood—Minimum of 1 cup seafood: Fresh, frozen, pasteurized or dry. No raw seafood.
Pecans
Minimum of 1/2 cup of pecans must be used; may be whole, chopped, halves or pieces.