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12th Annual National Cornbread Cook-Off Now Accepting Recipe Entries
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn., (January, 2008) – The 12th Annual National Cornbread Cook-Off sponsored by Martha White® and Lodge Cast Iron® is now accepting main dish recipe entries for this year's competition.
Ten finalists will be selected to compete during the National Cornbread Festival on April 26 in South Pittsburg, Tenn. The Grand Champion will receive $5,000 and a 30-inch stainless steel gas range (a $2,500 value) from Five Star® Professional Cooking Equipment, a division of Brown Stove Works, Inc.
The second prize is $500; the third prize, $300; remaining seven finalists, $100 each. All finalists will receive $500 travel reimbursement and gifts courtesy of Martha White® and Lodge Cast Iron®.
To qualify for the contest, an entry must be an original Main Dish recipe and prepared with at least one cup of Martha White® Corn Meal or one package of Martha White® Cornbread Mix using Lodge Cast Iron® cookware. Entries must also include contestant's name, address, daytime phone number, and date of birth.
To enter by e-mail, send your original recipe along with your complete contact information to cornbread@dvl.com. E-mail entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on Feb. 29, 2008.
To enter by mail, send your original recipe and complete contact information on an 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper to: National Cornbread Cook-Off 2008, 209 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by Feb. 29, 2008 and received by March 7, 2008. Ten finalists will be chosen from all entries.
Complete contest rules and entry requirements are available at www.marthawhite.com or www.lodgemfg.com.
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.