Show u ' ir ©HlS J Standard-Examine- r L Aug 13 1980 Ogden Utah They ran the gamut from blue jeans to frilly aprons and high heels Two were even bedecked in Aunt Jemima outfits They all had one goal in common: to emerge as the winner of Meal Preparation the annual Contest which was sponsored by the Weber County Utah State University Extension Service There were 12 participants including one boy at the event which was held Friday in the downstairs kitchen at Weber High School The young chefs had three hours in which to prepare and serve a meal from scratch and then clean up the entire dining 4-- H well-balanc- ed area Points were deducted from the final score if anyone showed up mix with a boxed or or breads for either cakes The contest was open to any member between the ages of 12 and 17 preferably those who were enrolled in a food project The contest was divided into junior and senior divisions There were two senior teams and four junior teams each laboring with all of their might over hot stoves and whirring mixers The young people had prepared all year for this climax to their cooking skills One father Ben Tueller who is also with the USU Extension Service said “The family gets excellent meals for about a month before the contest starts “I have had two girls who entered the competition in previous years and went from the state event to the Denver regional cookpre-packag- ed 4-- H BROTHER AND SISTER team Rick (left) and Julie Jensen served their meal of “Sesame Baked Chicken ” on a red and white checkered table cloth As with the other five teams they were judged on meal 4-- H Bay she and Lisa Hall served up a dinner centered around the tiny fish They dipped the fish in a batter and deep fried them Following is their batter recipe which can be used with almost any type of fish: ” SUPER BATTER cup flour tablespoon melted butter or 1 looking oil teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon pepper 2 beaten egg yolks 34 cup flat beer or buttermilk 2 stiffly beaten egg whites Four servings of fish (any kind) Beat egg yolks with melted butter and salt and pepper Add milk and flour alternately Beat well Can refrigerate for 3 12 hours 1 18 When ready to use fold in ly beaten egg whites stiffBefore dip2 ping meat coat lightly with flour The swiss steak dinner prepared by DeAnn Dye and Shanna Dye was topped off with a serving of apple crisp which was whipped up as follows: APPLE CRISP 12 cup flour 12 cup oatmeal 12 cup brown sugar 14 cup butter 18 teaspoon baking powder 18 teaspoon salt Mix above ingredients together to make topping 4 tablespoons butter Mix sugar and cinnamon to- gether and put over apple slices Then spread the butter over the mixture cups apples (sliced) 13 cup sugar had entered two years ago and decided to try again this year The coating on the chicken provided the baked meat with a tender crust and moist meat: SESAME BAKED CHICKEN chicken cut up for frying egg beaten 12 cup milk 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 X Put mixture of apples in on and pan sprinkle topping Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 mich ch nutes Amy Hadley’s mother originates from the Southern portion of the country With Mrs Hadley as their leader Miss Hadley and Mary Sharpes outfitted in Aunt Jemima costumes spent their three hours creating a Southern style meal centered around fried chicken breasts For dessert they served their guests pound cake for which the recipe follows highlighted with whipping cream: -- -- program including the food project Tueller says “The mother becomes the instructor And the worst mother is still superior to the best teacher when it comes to teaching children “And that is what the prog- Each team also presented the judges with a collection of the recipes used as well as a meal plan or menu for a day including the meal served Youth Agent Teresa Cooley for Weber County was the general director of the contest She said that the entries had to plan their day’s menu to be nutritionally balanced “We also looked at money management time management and well-balanc- POUND CAKE Check rack in oven — have it in middle — Turn on oven to 325 de- grees F All ingredients 12 cup butter 1 cup sugar at 70 degrees F 2 eggs teaspoon vanilla cup flour 14 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon soda resource management” said 12 cup buttermilk or 12 cup milk teaspoon vinegar Cream butter and sugar and eggs — one at a time beating well Add vanilla Add dry ingredients alternately with sour milk and vinegar 1-- 12 Pour batter into generously bakgreased and floured 8 X 325 at Bake ing pan degrees apch 1 hour and teaspoons paprika 14 teaspoon pepper Sesame seeds — as desired Dip chicken in egg mixture then cover with flour baking powder salt pepper and paprika Melt butter in shallow baking dish in oven set at 400 degrees F As pieces of chicken are floured place each in a pan Be sure to coat both sides of chicken In a single layer bake in oven for 30 minutes on each side or until golden brown Serves 4 Dressed in blue polka dot aprons and high heels senior division entries Leslie Beckey and Sally Summers served their guests elegantly on a blue tablecloth and using crystal like glassware for water and beverages They served “Lamb Chop New 13-in- ch Mix both packages of pudding with the milk and spread on the cream cheese layer Cover with the rest of the whipped topping Chill and serve Yields 15 servings Another taste treat served by Miss Beckey and Miss Summers were the delicious orange rolls: ORANGE ROLLS tablespoon yeast dissolved in 14 cup luke warm water Add 12 teaspoon salt and set aside 1 Mix together: 14 scant cup sugar beaten egg 12 cup warm water 4 lamb chops 1 inch thick 14 cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon shortening Add about 3 cups flour and mix 1 teaspoon salt well 18 teaspoon pepper Let raise then roll half of dough 1 cup tomato juice mixture out or all of it however 4 green pepper rings much you want to work with Roll 4 onion rings out in a rectangle shape Melt about 1 tablespoon of marBrown chops in shortening until garine and spread on dough Then add orange mixture : golden brown season Add resimCover 1 maining ingredients grated orange rind (fine) mer for 30 minutes or until chops 14 to 12 cup sugar Mix together are tender Spread over dough and then roll Yields: 4 servings up like cinnamon rolls and cut Put Their meal was completed with a in greased muffin tins and let raise 5 degrees for again Bake at chocolaty dessert: 15 minutes about DESSERT CHOCOLATE CREME Yield: 2 dozen rolls 34 cup margarine 1 10 minutes another type of chickenfeaturing “Sesame Baked Chicken” Rick Jensen who was not only the youngest participant but the only male entry in the compeititon and his sister Julie 350-37- Ms Cooley “The judges also look at the skill used their organization and how they keep their kitchen arrangement There can be no dirty pots and pans in the kitchen area” she said The judges were in and out of each section of the kitchen for the entire three hours making the of youngsters more their efforts However the judges did miss one entrant who dropped some lettuce on the floor picked it up and washed it before returning it to the salad self-conscio- us bowl Rick Jensen 12 along with his sister Julie 14 was the only boy in the group They worked laboriously for the three hours even though junior division winners (of which they were a part) cannot be eligible to enter the state and regional contests Only senior division winners may be selected for the higher honors The Jensens whose parents are Jerry and Carol Jensen of Farr West served “Sesame Baked Chicken” along with homemade “Tutti Fruiti Sherbert” which was frozen within the three hour time limit Their mother said that the reason their baked potatoes were not quite done is that “they had practiced all week with a different type of potato from our own garden” and these larger potatoes had been purchased from the super market Despite the “undone” spuds and the sherbert which wasn’t quite ly helps the youngsters as they frozen they served their meal hoswork toward the meal preparation pitably and with a flourish in their contest red and white checked aprons The tablecloth was made of the One of the junior division entries Ronda Harrop went fishing with same fabric as the aprons her Dad and brothers about three Julie said that she and her brother had entered the competimonths ago at Willard Bay The crappies which they snared tion two years ago and “thought were kept in the freezer and served we would try again” with a special batter at Friday’s They come from a family of six children and maintain that they event have fun together even Miss Harrop and her partner though sheworking “We do admitted Lisa Hall also went the extra mile sometimes about who has to dofight the in designing and creating original dishes” menus and place mats for their for Each team was table The tables were set with inviting two guests responsible to the dinner what looked like miniature easels and the judges invited two for each entitled “Artistry in Foods” table Each of the six teams was reThe one disparaging note of the sponsible for selecting and furnish- day was the late arrival of most of ing their own table setting on which the guests which could have to serve their meals thrown the entrants into a panic The only cost for entering the knowing they only had three hours competition was the cost of the in which to complete their project food Each team was advised prior But they simply kept the meals to the event to prepare their meals warm and the biscuits in the oven at a cost of $750 or less with the until the late arrivals made it on meals to serve four people the scene were subThe winners of the meal preparafor They responsible contest will be announced Frian tion itemized cost sheet on mitting fashion show to be the actual per serving cost of each day at the 7 item in the meal broken down to held at pm at Weber High the most minute item in the recipe School 4-- H LAMS CHOP NEW ORLEANS 1-- 12 With their meal 12 cup margarine 2 Orleans:” 1 proximately 1 cup flour ounces cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 9 ounces whipped topping 2 small packages instant chocolate pudding 3 cups milk Mix margarine and flour and pat into 9 X pan Bake at 350 and cool 15 minutes for F degrees and cheese cream the Cream fold and powdered sugar together in 1 cup of whipped topping and spread on the crust 1-- 12 8 ed 4-- H He also said that the entire fami- 12 teaspoon cinnamon 4-- H An enthusiastic proponent of the 4-- H ram affords” 2 Using ingenuity and skill acclub food project quired in their 12 entrants sessions prepared meals in three hours from start to meal preparation finish at the contest held Friday Using the crappies that Ronda Harrop’s family caught at Willard 1-- 13 4-- H offs” 4-- H Here's Recipes: “good-smelling- preparation management appearance and hospitality The Jensens were entered in the junior division of Club Meal Preparation Contest the Weber County Clut 4-- H 2D 3D DearAbby Pickling for All Year The Wine Connoisseur STORY: By Pat Jones PHOTOGRAPH: By Rod Boam |