Greater Midwest Foodways: State Fairs Contests, 2015

Family Heirloom Recipes Competition, 2015
Family Favorites Never Served to Guests (or whatever you like)

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota


Family Apple Pie, Second Prize, Marceil Ann Luedtke of Roseville, Minnesota (image by Peter Engler)


Our Family Heirloom Recipe competition seeks your best made from scratch heirloom recipe of a family favorite never served to guests. Maybe it is favorite reuse of leftovers, something cobbled together because Mom’s doing laundry. Can’t think of anything, well bring whatever you want. To encourage delving deep into your family’s culinary history, please submit family recipes prior to 1950. We look forward to learning about and tasting your treasured foods.

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance is dedicated to exploring, celebrating and preserving unique food traditions and their cultural contexts in the American Midwest. By hosting public events, developing archival resources and generating publications, the Alliance celebrates the distinctiveness of a region that is as varied in tastes and traditions as it is in its geography from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. Exploring indigenous foods like Wisconsin cranberries and Minnesota walleye, celebrating iconic flavors like the wheat and corn from across the prairies, chronicling cuisines from Native American to early European immigrants to 21st-century newcomers, or highlighting fish boils in small towns and fine dining big cities, the Alliance promotes and chronicles the diversity of the region’s culinary character.

PRIZE money sponsored by The Spice House in Illinois:

1st place - $150., 2nd place - $100., 3rd place - $50


JUDGING CRITERIA
History 50%, Prepared Recipe 40%, Appearance & Display 10%

CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
• Enter your best made-from-scratch family heirloom recipe suitable for a family or community dinner. Recipe should be from before 1950.
• Entrants must be at least 18 years of age; one entry per person. Contestants who participated before may not resubmit previously entered recipes.
• Each entry must be replicable from the recipe submitted. If an ingredient requires a recipe (for example, Jerry’s famous sausage), please include it.
• Every ingredient must be listed with exact measurements (no rounded teaspoons, etc.) and the type of ingredient (example: self-rising flour) must be specified. No mixes may be used, such as a cake or bread mix. Follow general proper recipe procedure, listing all steps of preparation, pan sizes, temperature and baking time.
• Entries must be typed on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper. On one page provide the recipe and contestant’s name, age at time of contest, address, phone number and email address. On a separate sheet(s) present the recipe’s history. You may include who passed the recipe down to you, ethnicity (if relevant), number of years the recipe has been in your family and any interesting information about its place in your family's traditions. Note the history accounts for 40% of the score so be sure to do justice to your recipe’s story. Please consult http://www.GreaterMidwestFoodways.com under the ‘events’ tab for examples of recipes and their histories..
• By submitting your entry, you accept official rules and agree to be bound by the judges’ decisions, which will be final. You also agree that your recipe and history narrative will become the property of Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, which reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish and use without compensation to you.
• By participating, contestants also understand and accept the right of Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance to use contestant names, photos, history narratives and recipes for publicity without compensation.
• Each winning entry will shown in a display case (18” x 18”). Your product should be displayed simply though attractively, with the use of props, such as a copy of the original recipe, photographs, placemat, napkins, glassware or flowers.
• Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance is not responsible for lost or illegible recipes, nor is the fair.
• Taxes on prizes are the responsibility of the winner.
• Recipes from the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance website (GreaterMidwestFoodways.com) are not eligible for entry in this contest.



Illinois State Fair
Competition: Friday August 14, 2015 check in: 2:00 – 3:00 pm, judging commences at 3:00 pm, awards 5:15 pm
- Premium book: , page 99-100
- Application form, deadline is July 15th.
- Exhibitor card, submitted with application:
Premiums sponsored in partnership with The Spice House




Indiana State Fair
Competition: Thursday, August 13, 2015 check in: 1 pm to 3 pm at the Culinary Arts Northeast Entrance. Open contest judging begins at 3:00 pm at the Ellison Bakery Culinary Kitchen.
- Premium book: see page 15.
- Application online , deadline is July 1 (with late fees when entered July 2-31)



Iowa State Fair
Competition: Sunday, August 16, 2015 judging begins at 3:30 pm
Premium book:
- General rules
- Heirloom recipe competition, page 50
Application form, deadline postmarked by July 1 (with late fees by July :
- On-line
- Or print form to complete and mail in.



Minnesota State Fair:
Competition: Saturday, August 22, 2015, check-in 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Bring food cold, they will be reheated before judging.
Premium book, page 40
Apply online, deadline is August 11th by 4:30 pm Central time.



Missouri State Fair
Competition: Saturday, August 15, Opening judging commencing at 2:00 pm
Premium book, page 3.
Application, or Online Registration deadline is July 20.
Recipe form.



South Dakota: State Fair
Competition: Sunday September 6, 2015 at 1:00 - 2:30 am in Women’s Building Kitchen
Premium book pages 30-31.
Entry Form
There is no fee to participate in this contest. While pre-registration is not necessary, it is encouraged as it helps with the preparation and coordination of the event. Pre-registration is open until Friday, September 4. After that, if you wish to participate and have not pre-registered, simply show up at the listed times.

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance
FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES
Picnics and Family Reunions

Indiana State Fair
August 13, 2015


Our Family Heirloom Recipe competition seeks your best made from scratch recipe of a family favorite never served to guests. Maybe it is a favorite reuse of leftovers, something cobbled together because Mom's doing laundry. Can't think of anything, well bring whatever you want. Recipe should originate before 1950.

Contestants brought a prepared dish along with a brief story of who passed the recipe down to them, ethnicity, if relevant, number of years the recipe has been in their family and any interesting information about their recipe.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Taste: 50%
History: 40%
Appearance: 10%

Premiums:
1st place - $150., 2nd place - $100., 3rd place - $50.


Competition was conducted on August 13th, these are the results:


First Prize:
Green Tomato Mincemeat Pie
Fancheon Resler, Albion, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)

Second Prize:
Grandma Rosenbaum's Persimmon Pudding
Betsy Holtsclaw, Moorsesville, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)

Third Prize:
Brown Sugar Butter Toffee
Becky Lindsay, Greenfield, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)

Honorable mention:
Love Boats
Jennifer Dickie, Greenwood, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)



Contestants:


Tuna Noodle Casserole
Eileen Beyer, Shelbyville, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)


German Cucumber Salad
Carol Meeks, Indianapolis, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)


Aunt Nellie's Chicken Noodle Soup
Christine Rienecker, Indianapolis, Indiana


(Image by Rene G)

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance
FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES
Picnics and Family Reunions

Missouri State Fair
August 15, 2015


Our Family Heirloom Recipe competition seeks your best made from scratch recipe of a family favorite never served to guests. Maybe it is a favorite reuse of leftovers, something cobbled together because Mom's doing laundry. Can't think of anything, well bring whatever you want. Recipe should originate before 1950.

Contestants brought a prepared dish along with a brief story of who passed the recipe down to them, ethnicity, if relevant, number of years the recipe has been in their family and any interesting information about their recipe.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Taste: 50%
History: 40%
Appearance: 10%

Premiums:
1st place - $150., 2nd place - $100., 3rd place - $50.


Competition was conducted on August 15th, these are the results:


First Prize:
Lily Salad
Shannon Cobb, Lexington, Missouri




Second Prize:
Grandmother's Blackberry Cobbler
Faye Hunton, Sedalia, Missouri




Third Prize:
Friccasee Chicken with Thimble Biscuits
Carol Brewer, Harrisonville, Missouri




Contestant:
Guantis (Pronounced Wanda's) AKA Italian Cookies
Jessica Snell, Sedalia, Missouri