BELTON — Emily Skrhak, a six-year veteran of entering food items in the Bell County Youth Fair, became a variety baker for this year’s event.

Miss Skrhak, 16, made a cake, several different types of cookies, some candies and some bread. Miss Skrhak, who is involved with Rogers 4-H and is a Rogers High School sophomore, and other young baking colleagues got to relax and take in the scene Thursday as part of the fair’s Country Store. These youngsters entered their efforts in the Bell County Youth Fair’s Family and Consumer Science Division competitions.

After all the judging is concluded and the public has an opportunity to examine the awards, the food items are sold in the Country Store, said Jackie McLaughlin, the Family and Consumer Science Division superintendent with the Bell County Youth Fair.

On Thursday, the food items went up for sale.

“It’s an honor for them, and it’s kind of a little pat on the back for them to have their food displayed, and certainly for someone to purchase their food item,” Ms. McLaughlin said.

Anna Snowden, 8, of Konos 4-H, made bread and cookies for the event. Anna, a Temple resident who is home schooled as a third-grader right now, has been a baker for about a year, and she considers baking fun, she said.

Phyllis Snowden, Anna’s mother, said baking is a way for youngsters to learn skills they don’t know.

“They have to learn how to do it from start to finish from the recipe to taking it out of the oven and everything in between,” Mrs. Snowden said.