Classic Jams Contest Won By Iowa City Cook
DES MOINES, IA (08/18/2017) (readMedia)-- Rod Zeitler of Iowa City won First Place Overall Award and the Sweepstakes award in the C&H Canned Jams competition, judged on August 9, prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Martha Kunkle of Carlisle claimed Second Place Overall and Michelle Westphal of Waterloo earned Third Place Overall.
Tanya K. Hardy of Osceola won the Reserve Sweepstakes award.
Jams are a thick spread made with crushed or chopped fruit cooked with sugar. Jam has the same brilliance and color as jelly, but is softer in texture.
Entries were judged on flavor, consistency, appearance and food safety.
Results below:
Apricot
1) Martha Kunkle, Carlisle
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Black Raspberry
1) Karen Heege, Des Moines
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
Blackberry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
Blueberry
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Louise Piper, Garner
Cherry
1) Julie Coy, West Des Moines
2) Joyce Brown, West Des Moines
3) Karen Heege, Des Moines
Gooseberry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Louise Piper, Garner
Grape
1) Joy Walpole, Des Moines
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Hot Pepper with Fruit
1) Karen Heege, Des Moines
2) Terri Sinclair, Cumming
3) Denise Andreas, Ankeny
Kiwi
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterlooe
Mt. Ranier Cherry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
Mulberry
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) None awarded
3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Peach
1) Lashelle Woods, Newton
2) Andrew Schmitz, Waukee
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Honorable Mention – Martha Kunkle, Carlisle
Pear
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Louise Piper, Garner
Pear/Apple
1) Ileen M. Wallace, Council Bluffs
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Pineapple
1) Martha Kunkle, Carlisle
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Plum (other than wild plum)
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Red Plum
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Martha Kunkle, Carlisle
Red Raspberry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Louise Piper, Garner
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Rhubarb
1) Karen Heege, Des Moines
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Rhubarb-Raspberry
1) Louise Piper, Garner
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Rhubarb-Strawberry
1) Sarah Biermann, West Des Moines
2) Julie Coy, West Des Moines
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Sour Cherry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Louise Piper, Garner
3) Lashelle Woods, Newton
Spiced Blueberry
1) Louise Piper, Garner
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Spiced Tomato
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
Strawberry
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Julie Coy, West Des Moines
Strawberry-Kiwi
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Sugar Free
1) Terri Sinclair, Cumming
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Sweet Sauces/Topping (for ice cream and other desserts), half-pint jar
1) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Three or More Fruits
1) Gale Butler, Des Moines
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Sarah Biermann, West Des Moines
Triple Cherry
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
Two Fruits Other Than Named Combinations
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Gale Butler, Des Moines
3) Terri Sinclair, Cumming
Vegetable
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
3) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
Wild Blackberry
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Michelle Westphal, Waterloo
3) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
Wild Plum
1) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
2) Julie Coy, West Des Moines
3) Terri Sinclair, Cumming
Jams Other Than Named (except freezer jams)
1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City
2) Tanya K. Hardy, Osceola
3) Karen Heege, Des Moines
The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There were 177 divisions, 769 classes and over 9,856 entries at this year's Fair. Due to the large number of classes, Food Department judging begins prior to the Fair in the Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Blue Bunny Ice Cream.
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