Starting in 2018, Lancaster County will be using the new 4-H Cooking curriculum series:
• “4-H Cooking 101” will replace “Six Easy Bites.”
• “4-H Cooking 201” will replace “Tasty Tidbits.”
• “4-H Cooking 301” will replace “You’re the Chef.”
• “4-H Cooking 401” will replace “Foodworks.”
Fair exhibit classes in “Fast Foods” have been re-assigned to one of the other food divisions or eliminated.
A new Home Food Preservation curriculum series is also available including four project books entitled:
• “Freezing”
• “Drying”
• “Boiling Water Canning”
• “Pressure Canning”
“Let’s Bake Quick Breads” is another new foods project book which includes gluten-free bread recipes.
The new foods project books may be viewed and purchased online at https://shop4-h.org/collections/healthy-living-foods-curriculum or at the Extension office. They are full of excellent step-by-step instructions as well as numerous recipes.
Please note new fair foods exhibit classes when reviewing the 2018 Fair Book later this spring including the following: “4-H Cooking 101” ‘county only’ beginner fair exhibits: cookies, muffins, no bake cookies, cereal bar cookies, granola bars, brownies and a snack mix. Advanced level fair exhibit classes of “shortened cake (not from a cake mix)” and “candy” have been added under Cooking 301 and Cooking 401 divisions, respectively.
If you questions, contact Kristin Geisert at 402-441-7180 or kristin.geisert@unl.edu.