4-H Agriculture

Foods: Make with a Mix

No Manuals, but a handout is available.

Level 1 Grades 3 – 5

Level 2 Grades 6 – 8

Level 3 Grades 9 – 12

** Fair Entry – You MUST register your 4-H project in Fair Entry if you plan to exhibit at the 4-H Fair. See page 21! **

Purdue Extension Food Safety Policy (effective 11/2013):

See Foods project for more information.

Project and Labeling Products:

DO NOT cover exhibit card (with your name, club, etc.) with clear plastic wrap.
Tape exhibit card to paper plate or container before product is wrapped.
A recipe on index card (no larger than 5 ½” x 8 ½ ") is required for all food products. Recipe cards should be wrapped in clear plastic or placed in a plastic bag and include your name, division and club name.
Containers will NOT be returned unless picked up immediately following judging.
Recipes containing alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

LEVEL 1 (Grades 3 – 5):

4-H members are to exhibit a DIFFERENT cookie or brownie recipe in each year.

Exhibit the following:

Using a purchased mix, add at least two (2) ingredients different than those listed on the package directions to create cookies or brownies.
Exhibit six (6) baked drop, molded, or bar cookies or brownies. Display on paper plate or covered cardboard.
Turn in recipe card and original package directions with your exhibit for judge to determine if additional ingredients were added other than those listed on the package directions.
Turn in a completed record sheet with your exhibit.

LEVEL 2 (Grades 6 – 8):

4-H members are to exhibit a DIFFERENT cake or bread recipe in each year.

Exhibit the following:

Using a purchased mix, add at least two (2) ingredients different than those listed on the package directions to create a bread or cake. Cake products may be round, square, rectangle, or bundt but only a single layer. (Yeast may be one of the added ingredients.)
Exhibit one (1) cake or bread. Display on covered cardboard or if necessary a disposable pan.
Turn in recipe card and original package directions with your exhibit for judge to determine if additional ingredients were added other than those listed on the package directions.
Turn in a completed record sheet with your exhibit.

LEVEL 3 (Grades 9 – 12):

4-H members are to exhibit a DIFFERENT recipe in each year of Level 3.

Exhibit the following:

Using a purchased mix, add at least two (2) ingredients different than those listed

on the package directions to create a main dish or entrée.

Exhibit the product in an appropriate glass or plastic cooking container.
Turn in recipe card and original package directions with your exhibit for judge to

determine if additional ingredients were added other than those listed on the

package directions.

5. Turn in a completed record sheet with your exhibit

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