VALDOSTA — In order to accommodate those in the new cake-decorating category of the 40th Anniversary Valdosta Daily Times Cookbook Contest, competitors who have been chosen for the Taste-off may bring their cakes at 10:30 a.m. June 7 and work on them until 3 p.m.
Just call Elizabeth Butler at 244-3400, Ext. 256, today if you want to enter that category. We must see an example of a previous cake you decorated. E-mail the picture to elizabeth.butler@gaflnews.com.
Today is the last day to enter. Recipes must be in the VDT office by 5 p.m. today.
New entries in the contest are 8-year-old Drew Greene and Priscilla Greene of Adel; 11-year-old Jamie Flythe, 13-year-old Lauren Reed and Nita Reed of Hahira; Teresa Davis of Homerville; Sandy Harrell of Lake Park; and Sandra Di Pietro, Mel Figueiras, Carolyn Force, 10-year-old Tiffany Hicks, Verna S. Looney, Sonia S. Rozier, Teresa Steinberg, Jennifer Vance, Rhonda Watson and Lyndal Webb of Valdosta.
Other entries have come from:
ADEL — Taresa Hancock
HOMERVILLE — Teresa Davis
LAKELAND — Dana Armstrong
LAKE PARK — Glenda Bennett
MAYDAY — Monique Nagel and Olivia Nagel
NASHVILLE — Penny Ray
RAY CITY — Jim Jammes and Magan Smith
STOCKTON — Emily Crews
VALDOSTA — Barbara Barker, Betty Becton, Debbie Broomberg, DeAna Bujnowski, Denise Charles, Debbi Hart, Carol Herndon, Lydia Keene, Ellen Squires McCarthy, Deborah R. Rehberg, Deanna W. Smith, Leslie Sherwood, Claire Spriggs and Holly Wheelis, Marie S. Wood, Jean Woske.
Please call Elizabeth Butler if you sent a recipe, but your name has not been mentioned.
To enter, simply e-mail your recipes to vdt.recipes@gaflnews.com. Adults 16 and above may enter as many as nine recipes while those 15 and under may enter one recipe in the children’s category. The adult categories are Appetizers, Salads, Breads, Vegetables, Meats, Desserts, Cookies and Candies (one category), diet foods, and 40th anniversary cake decorating.
Be sure to include your daytime phone number as well as your mailing address so we can inform you if you have been selected as one of the 50 contestants to bring your already prepared dishes to the Taste-off June 7 at Valdosta Technical College.
Although those participating in the 40th Anniversary cake-decorating category will bring their already baked cakes (and no pre-made decorations), the decorating will be done during the two hours of judging the other nine categories.
The winner will receive a scholarship to the Valdosta Technical College Cooking School for one quarter.
The nine other categories will be judged for Creative Design Winner and Runner-up and presented with prizes from Belk and Valdosta Greenhouses.
Grand Prize will be awarded $300, the Grand Prize Runner-up $200, the remaining seven first places $50 and 10 second places $25. Centerpieces will be given to the third places.
A total of $1,200 in cash prizes will be given in the contest.
The award-winning cookbook will be a part of the July issue of ValdostaScene magazine.
If you were a participant in any of our 40 Taste-offs and would like to share your memories, e-mail me at elizabeth.butler@gaflnews.com or call me at 244-3400, Ext. 256.
Valdosta Daily Times Cookbooks dating back four decades will be on exhibit for the public’s perusal at the VDT office, 201 N. Troup St., through June 30.
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