Get Cookin' With Mirai®!
Marengo vs. Harvard Sweet Corn
Throwdown Cooking Contest
Event
History:
The Marengo vs. Harvard Sweet Corn Throwdown was developed to
showcase the quality of local produce with a friendly cooking
competition between neighboring communities. The goal is to encourage
people to be "locavores" by taking advantage of locally grown produce.
Eating locally benefits the environment and the local economy, and helps
build relationships within a community.
Cooking Categories:
Main Dish, Appetizer, Baked Goods/Dessert, Salad/Side Dish,
Miscellaneous
Entry Information:
Fee is $20 per entry. Each contestant may enter one dish
in up to three categories. Contestants may only enter in Harvard or
Marengo. Harvard contestants are to use
Mirai®
sweet corn and Marengo contestants are to use Purdom Farms sweet corn. Pre-registration
by August 15, 2008 at 4pm is required.
Click
here for an application or pick one up at the Marengo Main Street
office, the Harvard Main Street office, or Harvard-Diggins Library.
Prizes (For Final Judging in Marengo):
First Prize - $100 and trophy Second Prize - $50
All contestants will receive a copy of the commemorative
cookbook.
Rules:
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Fee is $20 per entry.
Each recipe/dish must be entered separately. Entry fee is
non-refundable except for event cancellation by the Main Street
organizations.
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All entries must be pre-registered.
Registrations must be received by the
local Main Street organizations by 4pm on August 4, 2008.
Application must be accompanied by the $20 fee per entry.
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Entries must be fully
prepared before check-in. There will be no cooking or food
preparation facilities at the event.
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Local contest entries
must be checked in by 11:45am. Judging will begin at noon. Finalists
must be checked in by 3:45pm for 4pm judging.
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Each contestant may
enter three categories, but only one entry per category. Each
contestant may only enter one local contest. Entries into both
town’s contests will not be allowed.
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Contestants entering
Harvard’s contest must use
Mirai®
sweetcorn and contestants entering Marengo’s contest must use Cody's
Farm Fresh Vegetables' sweetcorn.
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Entries will be
presented to the judges without identification. They will be judged
by a three person panel. Decisions of the judges are final. Entries
will be judged on appearance (10%), taste (50%), use of corn (30%),
creativity (10%).
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The entry must be
prepared from scratch. Pre-manufactured foods are not acceptable.
Commercially available ingredients and condiments are allowed to be
used.
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There is no age limit.
Families are encouraged to participate together.
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Recipes entered may be
reproduced/published by Marengo Main Street or Harvard Main Street
to promote the event. All contestants will be credited for their
recipe.
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