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| Avoyelles 4-H winners at district commodity cookery contest. |
4-H Club commodity cookery contest
ALEXANDRIA – Youth gathered at the Alexandria Mall with their favorite dishes packed on ice to compete in the annual Central Louisiana District 4-H Commodity Cookery Contest April 22.
Dishes were prepared at home following the food safety guidelines, chilled in the refrigerator and transported to the contest on ice to be ready for the judges to taste.
Tables were lined with dishes of various commodities such as beef, egg, pecan, poultry, seafood and sweet potato. There were 133 entries in the various commodities to be judged.
“Dishes were judged on appearance, taste, creativity, originality, dietary guidelines and the recipe format,” said Esther Coco Boe, LSU AgCenter Extension 4-H Agent in Avoyelles Parish.
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| Cenla 4-hers exhibit their culinary skills. |
Youth participating in the contest were from the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
Avoyelles Parish participants and their placing are listed as follows:
Michaela Lyndsly-silver medal with her Sweet Potato Dessert, Kerra Franks-blue ribbon with her Beef One Dish main course, Amber Dubea-gold medal with her Egg Main Dish, Sara Lambert-blue ribbon with her Egg Appetizer, Victoria Pitts-gold medal for her delicious cheesecake, Elise Normand-bronze medal with her pecan pralines, Jonathon Dauzat-purple ribbon with his pecan brownies, Nicholas Ferguson-gold medal with his crawfish topped catfish, Michael Canal-go
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| Victoria and Hannah Pitts display their Gold Medal winning cheesecake. |
ld medal with his shrimp dish, Morgan Barrere-bronze medal with her crab cakes, Bailee Marsh-purple ribbon with her chicken casserole, and Hannah Pitts-silver medal for her processed chicken dish.
Avoyelles families sure know how to cook and these young people represented us well. If you would like a copy of the recipe please contact the 4-H office at 318-964-2245 or visit our website at www.lsuagcenter.com.