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Show 10 Vemal Express Wediesday, August 20, 1997 by Carol Jewart Society Writer A fair just isn't complete without mom's or grandma's favorite recipe for pie and ice cream. The annual pie and ice cream contest was held Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Uintah County Fair at Western Park. The pie contest had two divisions, youth 8-17 and adult 18 and older. Rules stated that all pies must be baked at home and brought to the fair ready for judging. The pies must be the sole creation of the contestant, con-testant, and only one entry per contestant con-testant per category was allowed. Prizes were awarded in two categories: cate-gories: fruit pies and cream pies. Judging pies: Overall- appearance - shape, coloring, creative (5 points). Top crust - pastry, meringue, fruit, cream other (5 points). Inside crust - tender, flaky, not hard or soggy, etc. (5 points). Inside filling - holds shape, color good, etc. (5 points). Eating quality - pleasant flavor, no off-flavors, etc. (5 points). Rules for the ice cream contest were similar. The ice cream was to be made at home and brought to the fair ready for judging. It could be freshly made and packed in ice or and be made prior and hardened in a freezer, but it was required that it be left in container in which it was made. Ice cream contest divisions were youth (up to 18), and adult (18 and older), and two categories - cooked and uncooked. Judging ice cream: Overall appearance ap-pearance - color appropriate for type, etc. (5 points). Texture -smooth, fruit or other pieces uniform uni-form in size (5 points). Creaminess - appropriate for type, no graini-ness. graini-ness. (5 points). Flavor - pleasing, not too strong (5 points). Set - firm (5 points). 1997 pie and ice cream winners: Youth Fruit Pie - 1 st place, Soerce Allred, Raspberry Ribbon; 2nd Joshua Allred, Caramel Apple; 2nd Nicole Sprosty, Blueberry and 3rd Amanda Greenhow, Apple Pie. Youth Cream Pie - 1st place Joshua Allred, double Cream Raspberry; 2nd Kara Allred, Oreo Cream and 3rd Lisa Robbins, Lemon Meringue. Up WMh People tour aDD over the world An international festival is on its way to Vernal. Up With People is coming to the Uintah High School auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. presented by KVLLKL-CY KVLLKL-CY Radio and the Vernal Rotary Club, with an all new, live, two-hour two-hour show featuring an international internation-al cast of more than 100 young people peo-ple from 25 countries. The festival features performers from around the world with traditional tradi-tional costumes and contemporary music and dance. But this festival won't require closing any streets. It's the world premiere tour of "The Festival." Up With People's newest blockbuster musical production. J. Blanton Bclk founded Up With People in 1965 to provide focus for the idealism and energy that was evident in student movements at that time. The first cast started m a summer youth conference in Michigan; the organization was then incorporated in l8 as an international, in-ternational, non profit, educational program. Each year, approximately 8.000 candidates apply for 700 positions. Although performance talcnl is nccJcd with each cist, individual selection is based upon personal interviews, in-terviews, not auditions. Selected candidates must be high school graduate, between 18 and 26 yean of age. Approximately 50 percent of the students are selected from outside (he United Slates and IS percent of the U.S. students represent repre-sent minority groups, The organization's learning program pro-gram is composed of four elements: The intercullutat experience. Performing arts Community service Career preparation Adult Fruit Pie - 1st place with a perfect score Alina Allred, Peach Pineapple; 2nd Mikie Allred, Blueberry Pie and 3rd Dorraine Robbins, Apple Orchard Pie. Adult Cream Pie - 1st place Mikie Allred, Lemon Pecan Cream; 2nd Tracie Buston, Caramel Pecan and 3rd Dorraine Robbins, Pumpkin Pecan Pie. Youth Cooked Ice Cream - 1st place Casey Allred, Raspberry. Youth Uncooked Ice Cream - 1st place Carl Foley, Twix; 2nd R. C. Warby, M & M's and 3rd Casey Allred, Strawberry. Adult Cooked Ice Cream - 1st place Alina Allred, Strawberry. Adult Uncooked Ice Cream -1st place Bettey Guffey, 01dFashioned Vanila; 2nd Kathleen Irving, Grandpa Bishop's Grape and 3rd Alina Allred, Almond-Chocolate. Apple Pie by Amanda Greenhow Crust (oil pastry) 2 cup all purpose flour 1 12 tsp. salt 12 cup salad oil 5 Tbsp. cold water Sift together flour and salt. Pour salad oil and water into measuring cup (do not stir). Add to flour mixture mix-ture all at once. Stir lightly with fork. Form into 2 balls. Roll between be-tween 12 inch wax paper. Dampen the counter before you roll it so paper pa-per won't slip. Roll dough to the edge of wax paper and it will be thick enough. Peel off wax paper, put into pie pan, paper side up. Remove paper. Makes enough pastry pas-try for one 8 or 9 inch double-crust pie. Filling: 8 apples, sliced 1 cup sugar 3 Tbsp. corn starch 1 tsp. cinnamon Mix these ingredients together then pour into pic crust. 12 cup butter 12 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour The cast have performed at many notable events including half time shows at NFL Super Bowls, for the pope at St. Peter's Square in Rome, opening ceremonies for World Youth Day in Denver, Colo.; appearances ap-pearances at the conservatory of Music in Beijing, the Olympiski Arena in Moscow, and World Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia. "The Festival" is Up With People like you've never seen them before. It's a story of a two-day festival about a young couple looking for a future and historical adversaries looking for revenge. Set in a city marketplace, and (old through a cast of characlers including includ-ing a s(rcc( sweeper, a news vendor, and a rather despicable, ycl likeable opportunist named Rick Slick. The Up With People cast lakes (he audience audi-ence through a variety of experiences experi-ences and emotions in music, dance and drama. Al one suspenscful point, ihc festival fes-tival is almosi halted by a street fight between two rival groups of ancient adversaries, but a courageous coura-geous couple intervenes and the festival goes as planned. The festival begins with the surprise sur-prise selection of a member of the audience who serves as grand marshal mar-shal and Citizen of the Year. This person is secretly selected in advance ad-vance by the Up With People cast for their work in the community. The festival parade is a colorful sequence of music and dame from around the world including India, China, Japan. Bulgaria, Mexico and South Africa. The festival offers music and dancing for every tatc. The audience audi-ence will "Twist and Shout" hatk to the 30' and 60'i to croon with Melt butter and mix in with brown sugar and flour. Stir it with a spoon until crumbly. Sprinkle on Top and bake for one hour at 350 degrees Raspberry Ribbon Pie by Sheree Allred 1 (9 inch) pie shell 1 3 oz. pkg. raspberry Jello 14 cup sugar 1 14 cup boiling water 2 Tbsp. lemon juice dash of salt 1 10 oz pkg. frozen raspberries 1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened soft-ened 13 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup Cool Whip Dissolve jello and sugar in boiling water. Add the lemon juice and frozen raspberries and stir until thawed. Place in refrigerator and chill until partially set. Blend powdered sugar, vanilla and salt with cream cheese. Beat until fluffy. Fold in Cool Whip an put in the pie shell. M&M Ice cream by R. C. Warby 2 cans of evaporated milk 1 quart half and half 2 cups sugar 6 eggs, well beaten 2 Tbsp. vanilla Mix well, add 1 12 oz pkg. mini M&M's. Freeze. Grandpa Bishop's Grape Ice Cream by Kathleen Irving Beat 4 whole eggs until they are light yellow and frothy. Add 2 12 cups of sugar. Stir in I tsp. vanilla, a dash of salt, 1 qt. milk, 1 qt. whipping cream and 1 qt. Welch's full strength grape juice. Freeze as usual. usu-al. Makes 5 qts. Old Fashioned Vanilla by Bettye Guffey Elvis and relive flashbacks of old time TV, favorites such as "Dragnet," "The Flinlstoncs," and "Bonanza." There is music from the familiar, such as Marvin Hamlisch's "Ordinary Miracles," to original numbers powered by world beat rhythms. The festival was written by more than 20 composers and contributing writers from around the world including in-cluding Marvin llamlisch, (A Chorus Line); Tom Sullivan, (If You Could Sec What I Hear); up and coming lyricist and rap artist Pierre Andtc McNair, French recording artist. Michel Mallory; and British recording artist, John Parr, (Chariots of Fire). Up With People is a nonprofit, international, in-ternational, educational and cultural program which aims to build understanding under-standing and cooperation among people throughout the world. Wherever they travel, Up With People cast members stay with local lo-cal host families, During the average aver-age one-year tour, each student w ill stay with 70 80 different families from every walk of life and many different cultures, Cach year, an estimated 30,000 families wotldwidc invite students into their homes, The hosts provide not only a place to stay but a personal per-sonal perspective of the community in which they live. The Up With People students learn about (heir hosts' customs, foods. Jobs, values, language and more; and the family learns about their guests. The benefits flow both ways. Many of the friendships formed during thce visits last through the )cars. f1 r f sv' z ;J y 4 I i . ' "" " , . TaaasLtt " Ill urn I I "Jt " T ' li I "'" 1 Winners of the ice cream contest are top row from I. to r.: Bettey Guffey, Kathleen Irving, Carl Foley. Bottom row from I. to r.: Sheree Allred, Josh Allred and R.C. Warby. 1 qt. half and half 3 cans evaporated milk 2 12 cups sugar 5 eggs, well beaten 3 tsp. vanilla Mix well and freeze Apple Orchard Pie by Dorraine Robbins Pastry for two crust pie 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. flour 18 tsp. nutmeg 14 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 6-9 cups sliced, peeled freshly picked green apples 2 Tbsp. butter Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Peel and slice apples ap-ples 14 inch thick. Mix lightly with flour mixture. Heap in pastry lined pie pan (9 inches). Dot with butter. Adjust top crust and flute edges. Cut in vents. Bake at 425 degrees, 50 to 60 minutes. Flaky pastry for two crust pic 2 cups flour 34 cup shortening tK fife 3 'VVsfiJ r w w & .. . .... re 1. - " 40 Twist and Shout" through the 50's and 60's, croon with Elvis and relive flashbacks of oldtime T.V. favorites fa-vorites at Up With People's new show, "The Festival". Candy Jones, event coordinator, has come ahead of the group to find host families for one or two young people while they arc here. "So far wc have host families for 80 kids hut are in the need of a few more" stated Jones, "We need about 120 more, Wc were really fortunate because The Uintah Day Care Center has provided 20 of Ihc girls with lodging and food and in turn the girls will volunteer their services ser-vices at (he Center." Hosts generally provide lodging, some meals and transportation at the tvginning and end of each day. This support is not only an important impor-tant part of the student's educational education-al and cultural experience, hut is vital vi-tal to the continuation of Up With People. Since its inception. Up With People's statement of purpose has been to spend time interacting with a hfoad cross section of each com The youth and adult winners of the contest. 1 tsp. salt 4 Tbsp. cold water Combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until it resembles tiny peas. Sprinkle cold water - 1 Tbsp. at a time, stirring with a fork. Shape dough into two smooth balls. Roll each out on floured surface. Double Raspberry Cream by Joshua Allred 2 cups flour OOOOo o oo CUiJ3Saps-' 7M" V i ha-v . rr -1 it u , munity it visits. This focus on public pub-lic service is one of the aspects that most differentials Up With People from other groups, explained Jones. These projects and programs lake place in centers and schools for ihc handicapped, nl refugee shelters, in homes for the elderly, in prisons, in elementary and high schools, and at specially arranged facilities. An estimated es-timated 45,000 locations have been visited by Up With People casts since l5 involving 40 million people. "We have found several service projects here in the Vernal area thai wc volunteered for; 1. Visitors Center in Vcmal Painting the dinosaur room. 2. Utah Land Management -Cleaning graffiti and cleaning titter at Moonshine Arch, 3. Stcinakcr Slate Park Paint tables ta-bles and cabanas. VYl lliinllili I'll " jwfc ilWiWirMWlftil "lk Jbil Uintah County Fair's Pie baking 1 cup butter 1 cup nuts 8 oz. cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 2 cups Cool Whip 6 cups raspberries 1 box raspberry Danish dessert Mix first three ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cream cheese, powdered sugar and cool whip, spread on crust. Prepare raspberry Danish dessert, add, chill. rl H it I'll r r J v f 4. Volunteer nl the Uintah Care Center. 5. Parks and Recreation -Cleaning up the paik. "There is un interaction between this community service activity and the other elements of Up With People' program. In addition to helping meet community needs, it gives cast members a greater understanding under-standing of themselves and their abilities and helps develop sensitivity sensitivi-ty to people," said Jones. Since Up With People' inception, more (han 550.000 families in 52 countries have hosted Up With People students, The Advance Team is currently looking for families to host students from more than 20 different countries. If you arc interested inter-ested in opening your home to one of the 150 cast members contact Candy Jones or Jodie Rouche at 789-0920. POOF |