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Kenansville – It’s
time to step up and serve up your favorite
Muscadine grape recipe at the annual North
Carolina Muscadine Festival cooking contest,
September 24, 2010 in Kenansville.
The sixth annual cooking
contest welcomes amateur or professional
cooks to submit entries.
Recipes are required to contain at
least one cup of Muscadine grapes, juice or
wine to qualify for entry in one of the
following five categories.
Each category offers a first, second
and third place prize - $100 first place,
$50 second place, $25 third place.
1. salad and appetizers
2. breads, muffins,
3. dessert (cobblers, cakes, pies, pastries, etc.)
4. jams, jellies, preserves
5. entrees and main dishes
Entries are accepted
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on
Friday, September 24.
All cooked entries must be
prepared at home and brought to the kitchen
of the Cooperative Extension Office in the
Agriculture Building in Kenansville at
Duplin Commons (across from James Sprunt
Community College) where judging takes
place. A written copy of the recipe,
including preparation details and cooking
instructions, must accompany the entry and
list the participant’s name address and
phone number.
Judging takes place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on September 24.
The entries are judged on creative
use of muscadines (35%), taste/flavor (35%),
texture (10%), ease of preparation (10%),
and general appearance (10%).
Winners are announced at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, September 25 at the NC Muscadine
Festival in the
Duplin
County
Events
Center
and prizes are awarded.
Additional contest information is available from
the Cooperative Extension Service office
910.296.2143. |