The National Cornbread Cook-Off
Martha White® Announces Call for Entries for the 2012 Cornbread Cook-Off
A Lodge® Cast Iron skillet, your favorite Martha White Cornbread Mix, and a dash of creativity could bring you the $5,000 First Prize in the 2012 National Cornbread Cook-Off. Entries for original main dish cornbread recipes are now being accepted until February 29, 2012, by The National Cornbread Festival® for its 16th Annual Cook-Off, sponsored by Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron.
Ten finalists will compete during the National Cornbread Festival® and create their original cornbread specialties under the Big Cook-Off Tent on April 28, 2012, in South Pittsburg, Tenn. One lucky winner will be chosen as the reigning cornbread champion.
Cash and Prizes
The Cook-Off champion will win a $5,000 cash prize and a 30-inch FiveStar® stainless steel gas range from Five Star Professional Cooking Equipment, a division of Brown Stove Works, Inc. (a $3,250 value) and special gifts from Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron.
The second prize winner will walk away with $1,500 and special gifts from Lodge® Cast Iron and Martha White (ARV: $50), the third prize winner with $1,000 and special gifts from Lodge® Cast Iron and Martha White (ARV: $50). The remaining seven finalists will each be awarded $150 and special gifts from Lodge® Cast Iron and Martha White (ARV: $50). All finalists will receive $500 travel reimbursement.
How to Enter
To qualify for the contest, an entry must be an original main dish recipe and prepared with at least one package of Martha White Cornbread Mix and must be cooked in Lodge® Cast Iron cookware. Entries must also include contestant's complete name, complete mailing address, daytime phone number, and date of birth. Each recipe must include U.S. standard measurements, complete preparation instructions, cooking time and temperatures, number of servings, size of pans and any special utensils or cookware.
Submit your original recipe and complete contact information online.
View Official Rules
Send your original recipe and complete contact information on an 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper to:
National Cornbread Cook-Off 2012
700 12th Avenue South, Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37203.
Mail-in entries must be postmarked by February 29, 2012 and received by March 7, 2012.
Send your original recipe and complete contact information to: cornbread@dvl.com
E-mail entries must be received by 11:59 a.m. Central Standard Time on February 29, 2012.
See Official Rules for complete details.
View past winning recipes
View the Official home of the National Cornbread Festival
Sponsored by Martha White Foods, Inc., Lodge Manufacturing Company, and Brown Stove Works, Inc. Open to U.S. residents, 18 years or older, except food professionals, such as chefs, food writers, or food home economists who create recipes for pay. Void outside the 50 United States and D.C. and where prohibited.
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National Cornbread Festival is a trademark of National Cornbread Festival, Inc.