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COOKING RULES The following rules apply in addition to the General Regulations.
• Entries are to be delivered to the Cooking Pavilion (below grandstand)
between 10am and 12.30pm Thursday 19th, prior to Show Day.
• Cakes, pastries etc, which have been frozen, are acceptable.
• Please ensure lids are easily removed for judging.
• Present entries on the smallest possible plate or tray, place the entry
including plate inside a large clear plastic bag (oven bag is ideal). Do
NOT seal the bag, do not use doilies, glad wrap or sticky tape. Gold Coin
donation is requested for all entries not presented correctly, to
cover costs.
• Attach (staple or pin) nomination slip to plate with the entry
number showing, before it is placed in the bag.
• All cakes and biscuits must be un-iced unless specified. This includes
dusting with icing sugar and other toppings that are not baked onto
the cake/biscuit.
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• Name variety of cakes and biscuits where specified or they will not be
judged. Make sure the variety name is attached to the plate before
placing it in the bag.
• Make sure you have the correct number of items on the plate and have
included any other required information (e.g. list of ingredients for
Damper).
• No ring tins or fluted cutters to be used.
• Packet mixes for cakes and pastries must not be used.
• Previous winners of the “Battle of the Sexes” are not eligible for prizes
in the Blokes and Sheilas classes or “Battle of the Sexes” award.
• Decorated Cakes are to be handwork only. Vase, pillars, ribbon, tulle,
stamens and fine natural dried stems are permitted.
• Preserves - All entries must be in screw top jars, preserving type jars, or
bottles with lids; of 250ml or greater. Attach (sticky tape or glue) the
nomination slip to the BASE of the jar or bottle with the entry number
showing. Also write the entry number on the label & lid. Please loosen
the lid.
Go to the Katherine Show website cooking page for the link to the Recipes and the Decorated Cupcake Template
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Most Outstanding Senior Cooking Exhibit
Most Outstanding Junior Cooking Exhibit
Bread white, one loaf
Breadmaker plain white, not packet mixes, one loaf
Sultana Loaf traditional bush loaf, see suggested recipe on the
website (cooking page)
Damper any recipe, list all ingredients
Scones plain, six
Pikelets plain, six
Ruth Nixon Memorial Sponge filled with jam
Dark Rich Fruit Cake
Orange Bar/Loaf Cake
Ruth Murphy Memorial Butter Cake
Boiled Fruit Cake set recipe, available on the website or at the office
Brownies may include nuts, six
Fresh Fruit Or Vegetable Cake except bananas or orange, named e.g. apple or
carrot,
Slices two varieties, three pieces of each - named, baked
toppings only
Banana Cake
Chocolate Cake
International Cake named and country of origin e.g. Danish Cardamom
Cake, Denmark
Patty Cakes un-iced, six
Muffins savoury, one variety, six, named
Muffins sweet, one variety, six, named
Biscuits one variety, un-iced, six, named
Decorated Cake any theme, not to be cut, all decorations to be edible
(except stamens and ribbon). Judged on
presentation only.
Decorated 4 Inch Mini Cake uncut. Decorated to the theme of this year's Show.
Judged on presentation only.
Home Made Sweets collection of at least three varieties using different
base ingredients (chocolate, eggs, gelatine, sugar),
may be more than 1 of each variety. Points
awarded for variety & presentation
Blokes Cake male entrants only, any recipe, named, may be
decorated. To be judged on presentation and taste.
Sheilas Cake female entrants only, any recipe, named, may be
decorated. To be judged on presentation and taste.
Cooking
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Battle of the Sexes Trophy will be awarded for Best Cake Overall from the Blokes
& Sheilas classes
Bake Your Favourite Cake named, made by person with a disability
Beef Jerky dried by dehydrator. 6 pieces
Beef Jerky dried by natural method. 6 pieces
Bake Your Favourite Cake named, made by person who has never won a
cookery prize
All preserves to be presented in a clear jar or bottle of minimum size 250ml with lid.
Please loosen lid. Write Entry No on lid.
Marmalade one jar
Rosella Jam one jar
Jam Or Jelly any other variety, named, one jar
Pickles any variety (e.g. mustard, tomato etc), one jar
Relish any variety, one jar
Pickled Onions or other vegetables in any type of preserving jar or bottle, one jar
Chutney one jar
Sauce any variety, one bottle
Lemon Or Lime Butter one jar
Collection Of Six Preserves may include jam, chutney, pickles, pickled
onions, fruit etc. May be presented in any type
of preserving jar or bottle. Points awarded for
variety & presentation only
Collection Of Mango Products e.g. frozen, dried, preserved fruit, cakes,
chutney etc.
Points awarded for variety and presentation only
Cordial homemade, one bottle
Novice Cooking
Beef Jerky
Preserves
Disability Cooking
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Decorated Cupcakes – Print out the picture from the cooking page website and colour it
in or decorate it however you like. Make sure you fix the decorations strongly enough so
they don’t fall off when displayed. Don’t forget to attach your entry slip to the front
(preferably by stapling).
Decorated Cupcake Competition 3 yrs & under
Decorated Cupcake Competition 5 yrs & under
Decorated Cupcake Competition 8 yrs & under
Decorated Cupcake Competition 12 yrs & under
Decorated Bought Biscuits 3 years & under. e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six
Decorated Bought Biscuits 5 years & under. e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six
Biscuits 5 years & under. Plain, one variety, six
named
Decorated Patty Cakes 5 years & under. Quantity of six, judged on
presentation only
Pikelets 8 years & under. Plain, six
Biscuits 8 years & under. One variety, six named
Decorated Bought Biscuits 8 years & under e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six
Decorated Patty Cakes 8 years & under. Quantity six
Pikelets 12 years & under. Plain, six
Gingerbread Men 12 years & under. Decorated, two
Muffins 12 years & under. Any variety, six named
Breakfast Tray For Special Occasion 12 years & under. e.g. birthday, Mum's/Dad's
Day etc.
Biscuits 12 years & under. One variety, six, named
Decorated Patty Cakes 12 years & under. Quantity six. Judged on
presentation only
Decorated Cake 12 years & under. Not to be cut, judged on
presentation only
Muffins 17 years & under. Any variety, six named
Pikelets 17 years & under. Plain, six
Scones 17 years & under. Plain, white, six
Chocolate Cake 17 years & under
Biscuits 17 years & under. One variety, six named
Favourite Cake 17 years & under. Not chocolate, named
Jam or Jelly 17 years & under. One jar minimum size
250ml
Decorated Cake 17 years & under. Not to be cut, judged on
presentation only
Junior Cooking
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Bake Your Favourite Cake named, made by junior with a disability
Biscuits, Uniced made by junior with a disability
Most Outstanding Homebrew Exhibit
Home Brew Beer Or Stout
Liqueur made with essences or natural flavours
Any Other Variety Except Beer e.g. wine, spirit, cider etc
Soft Drink e.g. lemonade, ginger beer, etc, label as alcoholic
or non-alcoholic. Must be carbonated.
Homebrew
Junior Disability Cooking