4-H’ers will have the opportunity to: develop cake decorating skills, promote creativity, contribute to family celebrations, encourage the use of the above skills in all phases of business. NOTE: This is a non-perishable project. You are decorating a styrofoam form.
4-H’ers will have the opportunity to: develop cake decorating skills, promote creativity, contribute to family celebrations, encourage the use of the above skills in all phases of business. NOTE: This is a non-perishable project. You are decorating a styrofoam form.
4-H members will learn basic food preparation techniques for using the microwave. In the advanced divisions, members will learn how to convert recipes and prepare dishes for the entire meal.
Grade 3 - snack mix
Grade 4 - fudge
Grade 5 - cookies or brownies
Grade 6 - upside down cake
Grade 7 - fruit crisp
Grade 8 - coffee cake
Grade 9 - candy
Grade 10 - double layer or bundt cake
Grade 11 - fruit or nut pie
Grade 12 - jam or jelly
4-H member will learn basic food preparation and display techniques. Younger 4-H'ers learn baking techniques,
Grade 3 - cookies
Grade 4 - muffins
Grade 5 - cakes
Grade 6 - biscuits or pretzels
Older 4-H'ers can select a project that may involve learning to market a food product or modify a food product.
Grades 7 - 9 - yeast breads, yeast rolls or invent a healthy snack
Grades 10 - 12 - pies, baked item for special event or how to modify a baked item due to a health condition (ex. diabetes, heart disease, food allergies, etc.)
4-H member will learn basic food preparation and display techniques. Plus, they should work with an older family member to learn “family favorite” recipes. 4-H’ers will then be able to compare cooking techniques and food characteristics between “family favorite” recipes and “current” recipes.
Grade 3 - 4 - cookies
Grade 5 - 6 - cakes
Grades 7 - 9 - yeast breads (loaf, braid or rolls) or yeast sweet bread such as a tea ring
Grades 10 - 12 - a non-perishable baked food product of your choice.
4-H member will learn basic outdoor cooking preparation and safety techniques.
Beginners - Grades 3 - 5 - Meat entrée for two people
Intermediate - Grades 6 - 8 - Meat entrée and side dish.
Advanced Grades 9 - 12 - Meat entrée, side dish and dessert.
4-H member will learn basic food preservation techniques. Depending on division, 4-H’er will either exhibit a frozen or a canned item.
Younger 4-H'ers learn freezing techniques,
Grade 3 - frozen cookies
Grade 4 - frozen berries
Grade 5 - frozen mini pizzas
Grade 6 -frozen vegetables
Older 4-H'ers can select a project that may involve learning to can or freeze a combination food product.
Grades 7 - 9 - freezer jam, canned tomato product, canned pickles or canned pickle product.
Grades 10 - 12 - canned vegetables, canned cooked jam or canned reduced-sugar spread, or combination frozen food entrée.
For more information on 4-H in Carroll County, contact us at:
4-H Educators are:
Joanne Lytton - lytton@purdue.edu and Kelsey Holt - kelseyholt@purdue.edu
To enroll in 4-H, go to: https://v2.4honline.com/