LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) From heartwarming chicken and dumplings to chicken pot pie to chicken com soup, the food of Lancaster County has earned a worldwide reputation for its hear ty goodness. In honor of the traditional Penn sylvania Dutch dishes that feature chicken as their main ingredient. Pennfield Farms will host its third annual Chicken Cook-Off event on Saturday, June 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lancaster County Food, Farm, and Fun Fest at the Artworks Expo Center at Doneck ers in Ephrata. The Pennfield Farms Pennsyl vania Dutch Chicken Recipe Cook-Off is open to all cooks who wish to enter their favorite recipe for a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish and compete for $1,025 in cash prizes. Past events have featured chicken pot pie and chicken com soup, but officials have decided to widen the compe The proven Great Plains no-till system utilizes a coulter to prepare a mini-conventional seedbed for the openers to place the seed ...at the precise depth selected. 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The only limitations are that die dish features chicken and that it has tra ditional roots,” said Tim Horn, marketing director for Pennfield Farms. “Chicken is an essential in gredient in many popular Pennsyl vania Dutch dishes and this con test is growing into a favorite tradition here in Central Pennsyl vania. It’s a great opportunity for people to show off the traditions that have been passed along through families for generations.” added Horn, noting that several of the past winning chefs have won by adapting a family recipe and making it all their own. The Pennfield Farms Pennsyl vania Dutch Chicken Recipe Contest Cook-Off is part of the county wide 1995 Pennsylvania Dutch Food .Festival sponsored by the Pennsylvania Dutch Visitors Bur eau. Five finalists will compete in the June 24 event, with the first place winner receiving $5OO, sec ond place $250, third place $l5O, fourth place $75. and fifth place $5O. The preliminary judging of re cipes will be done by Pennfield Farms and home economist, dy Rottmund. The written recipes will be narrowed down to select the finalists who will compete in the cook-off, which will be open to the public. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the top cooks prepare their favorite re cipes and to sample their efforts following the judging. To enter the contest, entries for the Pennfield Farms Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Recipe Cook-Off must be postmarked and received by May 22. The entries will be • Utilizes proven coulter/opener no-till system. • Compact, well-balanced design transports easily. • Heavy-duty coulters cut through tough ground and heavy residue. • Dry fertilizer, small seeds, and fluffy seed box options. • Lock-out hubs disengage drives for transport. D & E Equipment 307 Edgar Avenue Bloomsburg, PA 17815 717-784-5217 Hines Equipment Rt. 28 West, Cresson, PA 16630 814-886-4183 and Rt. 220, Belwood, PA 814-742-8171 Norman D. 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