Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance
FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES
Picnics and Family Reunions
Illinois State Fair
August 8, 2014
(Image Catherine Lambrecht)
Contestants entered their best scratch family heirloom recipe suitable for a family or community dinner. Recipe should originate before 1950.
Contestants brought a prepared dish along with a brief story of who passed the recipe down to them, ethnicity, if relevant, number of years the recipe has been in their family and any interesting information about their recipe.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Taste: 50%
History: 40%
Appearance: 10%
Premiums sponsored in partnership with The Spice House :
Premiums:
1st place – $150., 2nd place – $100., 3rd place – $50.
Competition was conducted on August 8th, these are the results:
First Prize:
Linda Cifuentes, Mahomet, Illinois
Second Prize:
Grandmother Wierman’s Mashed Potato Salad
Christine Beckman, Sherman, Illinois
Third Prize:
Oyster Dressing… the rest of the story
Amy Wertheim, Atlanta, Illinois
Honorable Mention:
Betty Moser, Decatur, Illinois
Contestants:
THE KENNY FAMILY IRISH SODA BREAD
Margaret Baucom, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE
Pamela Lynn Sage, Monmouth, Illinois
Aunt Pearl’s Chicken and Dumplings
Carol Meadows, Springfield, Illinois
Grandma Guth’s Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sauerkraut
Denise Bollman, Springfield, Illinois
Kitsy Amrhein, Springfield, Illinois
Jackie Bales, Springfield, Illinois
Pam Elliott, Waverly, Illinois
