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
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Enter Chicken Cook-Off
tition to include a variety of chick
en dishes.
“That could include chicken
and waffles, chicken and dump
lings. stuffed chicken, and, of
course, the classics chicken pot
pie and chicken com soup. 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
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narrowed down to five finalists by
June 7. All recipes must be origin
al and not previously published.
They should include Pennfield
Farms chicken. The final judding
will be based on flavor, appear
ance, texture, ease of preparation,
and quality. Those entering the
cook-off should send their neatly
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11 sheet of paper, accompanied by
their name, address, and telephone
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