1. Use only standard quart and pint jars or jelly glasses with lids and rings. No paraffin wax.
2. Goods must be labeled with the type of processing and processing time: pressure canner or water-bath. USDA food preservation guidelines MUST be followed. These standards are available from the Extension office, 873-5195.
3. Refer to the General Rules for Open Home Economics Exhibits.
4. Premiums and ribbons will be offered: 1st, $3; 2nd, $2; 3rd, $1.
5. Include methods used.
6. Each exhibitor may win only one special premium award sponsored by Ball.

BALL^® Fresh Preserving AWARD FOR ADULT LEVEL

BALL^® & KERR^® Fresh Preserving PRODUCTS

Jarden Home Brands makers of Ball ® and Kerr^® Fresh Preserving Products is proud to recognize today^’s fresh preserving (canning) enthusiasts, so First and Second Place Awards will be given to those individuals judged as the best in designated recipe categories.

A panel of judges will select the two best entries submitted by an adult for Fruit, Vegetable, Pickle, and Soft Spread categories. Entries must be preserved in Ball^® or Ball^® Collection Elite^® Jars sealed with Ball^® Lids and Bands or Ball^® Collection Elite^® Lids and Bands, or preserved in Kerr^® Jars sealed with Kerr^® Lids and Bands or Ball^® Collection Elite^® Lids and Bands. In addition, soft spread entries will be limited to recipes prepared using Ball^® Pectin: Original, No Sugar Needed or Liquid. A proof of purchase for Ball ® pectin must be provided at time of entry.

Entries designated First Place from each category will receive the following:

·         Two (2) Five-Dollar ($5) Coupons for Ball^® or Kerr^® Fresh Preserving Products and one (1) Three-Dollar ($3) Coupon for Ball^® Pectin Products.

Entries designated Second Place from each category will receive the following:

·         One (1) Five-Dollar ($5) Coupon for Ball^® or Kerr^® Fresh Preserving Products and one (1) Three-Dollar ($3) Coupon for Ball^® Pectin Products.