CURRENT HOURS: Programs by reservation November-April
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.
11121 HICKMAN, URBANDALE • 515-278-5286
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Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa Machine Shed
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Polk County
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R.W. and Mary Nelson
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Charles and Kathy Safris
Stephen Smith
Sukup Manufacturing Co.
City of Urbandale
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