Bring the family recipe and join the fun at the Homemade Ice Cream Contest at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair this Saturday, July 21. The contest will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the east side of the Show Arena at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville. The contest is open to all Hamilton County residents. Each team (2 to 4 people) will have 40 minutes to make their favorite ice cream recipe.
Prizes will be awarded in youth and adult categories for electric freezer and hand crank freezer.
Participants using recipes with eggs must use cooked eggs, egg substitutes, or powdered eggs (or recipes without eggs). Teams must furnish their own supplies and register in the Purdue Extension Hamilton County Office by 10 a.m. on Friday, July 20. More information and instructions for entering can be found on the fair page at extension.purdue.edu/hamilton. Click the Hamilton County 4-H Fair link. From there you select Homemade Ice Cream Contest. Forms are also available in the Purdue Extension Hamilton County Office.
The Hamilton County 4-H Fair is organized and sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council, Inc. and Purdue Extension Hamilton County. For more information on the 4-H Fair or the Purdue Extension Service, contact Purdue Extension Hamilton County at (317) 776-0854 or visit extension.purdue.edu/hamilton.