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Free cooking, farm and food demonstrations set at Delaware State Fair July 21-30

July 19, 2016

Visitors to the Delaware State Fair can learn how to cook Asian water buffalo, delve into different lima bean recipes, and get barbecue cooking tips, all at the Delaware Department of Agriculture building. Starting Thursday, July 21, DDA and its partners will offer a lineup of free food and cooking demonstrations every day of the fair, with plenty of comfortable seating in air-conditioned comfort. The DDA building is located between the Kent Barn and the Simpson Building.
"There will be an exciting lineup of educational programs this year," said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee.

"We're pleased to be able to offer this space for our partners to share information about great food and facts about Delaware farms, which contribute $8 billion to Delaware's economy." The demonstrations are conducted by Delaware agricultural groups, farmers, restaurants, Cooperative Extension educators and DDA staff.

The events include:

• Thursday, July 21: 2 p.m., What's In This Water, University of Delaware Extension.
• Friday, July 22: Noon, Veggie Bingo Game - University of Delaware Extension; 2 p.m., Innovative Lima Bean Recipes - University of Delaware Extension; 4 p.m., ,Junk Food Desserts - Delaware State University.
• Saturday, July 23: Noon, Giant Ice Cream Sundaes - Delaware Dairy Princess Committee; 2 p.m., Asian Water Buffalo Cooking - Wagner Water Buffalo Farm; 4 p.m., Live Honey Extraction - Delaware Beekeepers Association.
• Sunday, July 24: Noon, Local Chicken and Beef: It's What's For Dinner - T.A. Farms and Nage Restaurant; 2 p.m., Blubber Burgers, Healtheir Fast Food - University of Delaware Extension; 4 p.m., Barbecue Cooking Tips and Tricks - Mr. Barbecue
• Monday, July 25: Noon, Cooking with the Food Bank of Delaware - Delaware Farm Bureau; 2 p.m., Giant Ice Cream Sundaes - Delaware Dairy Princess Committee; 4 p.m., Suzuki Farm Cooking Demo - Suzuki Farm, Delmar.
• Tuesday, July 26: Noon, Fire and Ice Salsa - Mar-Del Watermelon Association and 2 p.m., Canning 101 - University of Delaware Extension.
• Wednesday, July 27: Noon, Beautiful Simple Food and Fun - SoDel Concepts; 2 p.m., Is it Spaghetti or Squash? - University of Delaware Extension.
• Thursday, July 28: Noon, A slice of Watermelon Parfait - Mar-Del Watermelon Association; 2 p.m., Christmas (Cookies) In July - Delaware Christmas Tree Growers' Association; 4 p.m., Suzuki Farm Cooking Demo - Suzuki Farm, Delmar.
• Friday, July 29: 2 p.m., Asian Water Buffalo Cooking - Wagner Water Buffalo Farm; 4 p.m., Junk Food Desserts - Delaware State University.
• Saturday, July 30: Noon, Lima Bee Ice Cream - Delaware Department of Agriculture; 2 p.m., Veggie Bingo Game - University of Delaware Extension.

 

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