{"id":562,"date":"2008-07-13T17:51:26","date_gmt":"2008-07-13T21:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=562"},"modified":"2009-01-13T19:35:58","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T23:35:58","slug":"baking-contests-at-the-orange-county-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/baking-contests-at-the-orange-county-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Baking Contests at the Orange County Fair."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oc-fair-2008-146.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1699\" title=\"oc-fair-2008-146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oc-fair-2008-146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oc-fair-2008-146.jpg 1356w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/oc-fair-2008-146-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year the cooking \/ baking contests are rotating, due to lack of\u00a0refrigeration and cost associated with same.\u00a0\u00a0It makes sense too, since the items are perishable and naturally breakdown.\u00a0 Last year some\u00a0entries looked terrible towards the later days of the Fair.\u00a0 It was somewhat comical to look through the glass to see a shriveled up dessert and say to your friends &#8212; I can&#8217;t believe that won First Place &#8211; HA.<\/p>\n<p>The Contest Categories on display this opening day\u00a0appeared to be Fudge, Cakes, Scones, Biscuits and Breads.\u00a0 Next year I&#8217;m in.\u00a0\u00a0Registration begins in March 2009 &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s the Home Arts Division.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"oc-fair-2008-144.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-144.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-144.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-144.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-143.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-143.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-143.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-143.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-145.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-145.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-145.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-145.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"oc-fair-2008-151.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-151.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-151.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-151.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-148.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-148.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-148.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-148.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"oc-fair-2008-152.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-152.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-152.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-152.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"oc-fair-2008-153.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-153.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-153.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-153.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-155.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-155.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-155.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-155.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"oc-fair-2008-154.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-154.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-154.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-154.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a Table Setting Competition.\u00a0 The table on the far left won First Place, and the other\u00a0two are my favorites.\u00a0 Check the link below to learn about more food related contests and competitions happening\u00a0at the\u00a0Fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-158.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-158.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-158.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-158.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-157.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-157.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-157.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-157.JPG\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"oc-fair-2008-159.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-159.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/oc-fair-2008-159.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"oc-fair-2008-159.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More Orange County Fair Info &#8211; 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