Cast Iron Cook-Off

Cooks at four sites compete using surprise ingredients!

Saturday, September 13

Cooking over an open fire, hearth, or wood stove is a challenge … even more so when you have to improvise with surprise ingredients! Cooks at the 1700 Ioway Farm, the 1850 Pioneer Farm, the 1900 Horse-Powered Farm, and the 1876 Tangen Home will learn their three ingredients in the morning, then prep a dish or a meal for our team of judges. Surprise ingredients will be delivered to their sites; otherwise they may only use what they already have on hand.

Judges will visit sites in the afternoon to evaluate taste, presentation, and historical value.