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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