Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance
FAMILY HEIRLOOM RECIPES
Picnics and Family Reunions
Iowa State Fair
August 15, 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:
1st place – $150., 2nd place – $100., 3rd place – $50.
Competition was conducted on August 9th, these are the results:
First Prize:
Shelby McCreedy, Atlantic, Iowa
Second Prize:
Grandma B’s Homemade Mincemeat
Joyce Larson, New Market, Iowa
Third Prize:
Potato Salad Secret Family Recipe
Heather Nelson, Des Moines, Iowa
Contestants:
Cheryl Larson, Clarinda, Iowa
