If you like cheese, Watonga, Oklahoma will be the place to visit the weekend of October 8th and 9th. The Watonga Cheese Festival will be celebrated throughout the downtown area with many different fun-filled activities for the family.
One event that everyone is invited to join is the Cheese Food Contest. This contest will be held at the First Baptist Church, 301 N. Noble in Watonga. The junior division (under 18 years of age) will be held Friday, October 8th. The senior division will be held on Saturday, October 9th. Rules are identical for both divisions. Each dish must contain at least 3 ounces of cheese or cheese products. At least one-half of the recipe must be brought for display, providing that the dish is presented in an attractive manner. Recipes for each dish must accompany the dish and be printed or typed on a card for display. Please use only one side of each card. There is only one entry per class allowed per person. Food entries are to be in place by 10:30 a.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, and will be released no earlier than 4:00 p.m.
Cheese food recipes may be entered in the following classes: main dish, vegetable, breads, desserts, cheese snacks and salads. Cash awards, as well as ribbons, will be given to 1st through 5th places. Blaine County OHCE sponsors this contest and will also be awarding rosettes to the Grand and Reserve Champion in the Junior and Senior Divisions. Each person entering the contest will receive an incentive gift of the newly published Cheese Festival Food Contest Cookbook covering years 2018 and 2019.
The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran, and is an equal opportunity employer. For more information concerning the Cheese Food Contest, contact Dana Baldwin, Contest Chair at 580-623-5195. Additional information about the contest can be found at https://extension.okstate.edu/county/blaine/family-and-consumer-sciences.html