Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance

FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES

Illinois State Fair

August 17, 2013

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

History: 50%

Prepared recipe: 40%

Appearance and display: 10%

Premiums:

1st place – $150.,  2nd place – $100.,  3rd place – $50.

Premiums sponsored in partnership with The Spice House:

Competition was conducted on August 17th, these are the results:

First Prize:

Spring Wild Greens

Kimberli Yount Goodner, Edwardsville, Illinois

(Image by Catherine Lambrecht)

 

Second Prize:

Sugar Pie

Dianna Wara, Washington, Illinois

(Image by Catherine Lambrecht)

 

Third Prize:

Bublanina

Linda Cifuentes, Mahomet, Illinois

(Image by Catherine Lambrecht)

Contestants:

Grandma’s Black Walnut Fudge

Nancy Bathurst, Girard, Illinois

(Image by Catherine Lambrecht)

 

GRANDMA’S GERMAN POTATO SALAD AS I REMEMBER

(recreated by Jeanne Schultheis)

Jill Jackson, Grayslake, Illinois

(Image by Catherine Lambrecht)