Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program
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Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enter Your Favorite Recipe in the 2008 Pennsylvania "Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious" Vegetable Recipe Contest.
State-wide contest open to all Pennsylvania residents. Entry deadline June 30. May 27, 2008 The Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program is sponsoring the fifth annual Pennsylvania “Simply Delicious, Simple Nutritious” Vegetable Recipe Contest this summer. Pennsylvania residents are eligible to enter one or more of their best vegetable recipes using Pennsylvania vegetables to compete for $100 prizes in four different categories at a state-wide cook-off. The cook-off is tentatively scheduled for August 1, the first day of Pennsylvania Produce Month, in the Harrisburg area. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is co-sponsoring the contest with the Program. A panel of four judges will review the written recipe entries and select sixteen finalist recipes to be prepared at the cook-off. Four recipes will be chosen in each of the following four categories: Tomatoes/Peppers/Eggplant Melons (Cantaloupe/Watermelon/Honeydew)/Cucumbers Summer Squash (Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Pattypan, etc.) Winter Squash/Pumpkin Recipe entries must contain as a major ingredient at least one of the vegetables in the category title. Recipes will be chosen on the basis of creativity, nutrition/healthfulness, ease of preparation, and overall appeal. A $100 prize will be awarded to the winner in each category. Other finalists will each receive a $25 gift certificate for the farm market of their choice. Recipes must be created or modified by the contestant or a member of the contestant’s family. Recipes previously published in a copyrighted publication will not be eligible. Entries must be entered by June 30, 2008, by one of three methods: emailed to: pvmrp@embarqmail.com (preferred method) faxed to: 717-694-3596 mailed to: Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program 815 Middle Road Richfield, PA 17086-9205 Hardcopy entries must be printed (by hand or otherwise) or formatted on a sheet of 8 1/2” x 11” plain white paper with the contestant’s name, mailing address, and telephone number, plus email address or facsimile number if available, on one side. Recipe is to be printed or formatted in upper and lower case letters on the other side of the sheet of paper in the following manner: Category Name of dish Number of servings Ingredients list – List in order using the following abbreviations: T. for tablespoon; tsp. for teaspoon; c. for cup; oz. for ounce; and lb. for pound. Give the quantity, the name of the ingredient and then any descriptive terms. Example: 2 c. bell peppers – red and green, finely diced Instructions – List in order in complete sentence form. Entry of a recipe in the contest will authorize the use of the recipe, with credit given to the contestant, by the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program in the Program’s press releases, recipe cards, brochures or other published materials. The Program reserves the right to copyright such publications.
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