Download or read book Baking Blue Ribbons written by Kay Fenton Smith and published by . This book was released on 2022-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate America's #1 State Fair Food Competitions. Baking Blue Ribbons is a unique slice of Iowa history with stories and recipes from every generation since the Iowa State Fair began. Meet pioneer women who baked the first winning cakes on wood stoves. Hear stories of farm wives who saved butter and sugar rations and kept the contests going after two world wars. Learn from today's champion bakers and expert food judges who share tips and techniques for baking blue ribbons at home. With more than 160 recipes from the 1800s to modern-day Iowa State Fair winners.