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Cast Iron Cook-Off + Medicine Shows

cooks in period dress inside 1850 cabin

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Date:
Saturday, September 13
Time:
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cooks at four sites compete using surprise ingredients!

PLUS Medicine Shows

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.

collage of cooks at 4 sites

Don’t miss Medicine Shows at 1 and 2 p.m. at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion!

Professor Savage and his traveling troupe will attempt to convince you of the healing powers of his Swamp Root Elixir.
medicine show players holding bottle of elixir

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