Et cetera : Area mayor, youth among State Fair Cookout winners

13-year-old Ian Sallee of Vinton and Mount Auburn Mayor Jeffrey Whitson were among the first place winners in the 2018 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. Ian won a Phoenix grill as the winner in the youth category. His winning recipe of bacon ranch porkburgers included greek seasoning and sesame seed buns. Whitson's Smoked Turkey won in the turkey division, winning the Mayor the $150 first place prize. His recipe includes overnight brining in a mix that includes Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar and cooking two hours in the smoker. Other Benton County participants who competed include Ian's father, Drew; Brian Halstead and Dean Vrba. There were a total of 57 participants in the event. See the recipes that Mayor Whitson and Ian used for their winning entries, and all the recipes from this year's State Fair Cookout, HERE. See the Iowa Farm Bureau press release about all of the winners HERE.