Welcome to the 73 rd Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival Bake-Off 2010! Time to get the aprons on, find those favorite recipes and start baking! This year we have eight contests to choose from and participants can enter as many times as they would like. We invite you to try your luck in all categories and again this year there is no entry free. The contests offered for the 2010 Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival Bake-Off the Country Canning Competition, Autumn Pie Review, Apple Pie Exhibition, Harvest Gone Wild, Pumpkin Bread, Zucchini Bread, Central Coast Cake Classic and Best in the West Honey Contest! Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am. A completed entry form and a copy of your recipe must accompany each entry. Forms can be down loaded on this website. Please see below for Also forms are available on the day of the contest at the Gazebo or call me and I ll mail you one. All entries have to be on a disposable container or in a disposable container only. NO PLATES RETURNED! All entries once entered are property of the Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival. We will be collecting your entry recipes for the 2011 Harvest Festival Cookbook that will be for sale at the next Harvest Festival. Proceeds will benefit future Harvest Festivals. Our first cookbook last year made $260.27! If you are interested in purchasing this year s cookbook, please call me or e-mail to reserve your copy in advance. Cookbooks are $5 a piece and if your company is interested in advertising in the cookbook a business card ad runs $25.00 and is tax deductable. We are also always looking for sponsors! You need not be present to win, but we hope you will be there to be part of this great community event! All entries will receive a ribbon and there will be a Luck of the Draw Raffle after the ceremony for those who didn t place. Also new this year all entries will receive a coupon for a free medium size sub sandwich from Jersey Mike s; a $7.50 value. Prizes and ribbons will be given out at the awards ceremony or will be arranged by the bake-off committee to get them to you! Also 3 rd place prizes of each contest will represent the sugar and spice of the Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival Bake-Off! GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BAKING
Country Canning Competition Jams, Jellies, Preserves and Marmalades & Canned Fruits, Vegetables and What the Heck if you Can it, give it a shot and we will take it! Sponsored by San Luis Farm Supply First, second, and third prizes will be awarded. Entries will be judged on Taste and Overall Presentation of Your Entry! You may enter as many times as you wish. No entry fee. 1. Bring a standard jar designed for canning purposes only. All entries must be labeled with the name of your jam, jelly, or preserve with method and date of pack. A jar ring must accompany each jar. Disposable container only please! 2. Please include your recipe for the Harvest Festival Cookbook! Don t forget to put your name, address, and telephone number on the recipe and complete the entry 3. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25th from 8:00am to 11:00am. All entries will receive a ribbon.
Autumn Pie Review Sponsored by Lund s & AVON by Kathleen Rodgers Single or Double Crust size of your choice (No cream or meringue pies, please.) DISPOSABLE PLATES ONLY-NO PLATES WILL BE RETURNED First, second, and third prizes will be awarded. Entries will be judged on Taste and Overall Presentation of Your Entry! You may enter as many times as you wish. No entry fee. Any pie except apple will be accepted for this category. Examples: Cherry Pie, Apricot Pie, Nut Pie, Granola Pie-YUM! 1. Bring covered pie on disposable plate. 2. Please include your recipe for the Harvest Festival Cookbook! Don t forget to put your name, address, and telephone number on the recipe and complete the entry 3. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am. All entries will receive a ribbon.
Apple Pie Exhibition Sponsored by Advantage Answering Plus & AVON by Kathleen Rodgers 1 st Prize $100 dollars!!! 2 nd Prize $50 dollars & 3 rd Prize $25.00 Single or Double Crust size of your choice (No cream or meringue pies, please.) DISPOSABLE PLATES ONLY-NO PLATES WILL BE RETURNED First, second, and third prizes and awarded. Entries will be judged on Taste and Overall Presentation of Your Entry! You may enter as many times as you wish. No entry fee. 1. Bring covered pie on disposable plate. 2. Please include your recipe for the Harvest Festival Cookbook! Don t forget to put your name, address, and telephone number on the recipe and complete the entry 3. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25th from 8:00am to 11:00am. All entries will receive a ribbon.
HARVEST GONE WILD Sponsored by FRIENDS OF THE HARVEST FESTIVAL Trader Joe s & Verena s Go Gourmet Harvest Gone Wild is a Baker s Choice that incorporates the sugar and spice of the fall season! In other words, you pick your favorite fall recipe and go wild with it! Example: Cinnamon Rolls, Oatmeal Cookies, Wheat Bread, Rice Crispy Treats!! Go for it! Go Wild! Entries will be judged on Taste and Overall Presentation of Your Entry! You may enter as many times as you wish. No entry fee. 1. Bring your creation on a disposable plate. No plates will be returned. 2. Please include your recipe on a separate sheet of paper to drop off with your entry and a completed 3. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am. All entries will a ribbon.
The 73rd Annual Arroyo Grande HARVEST FESTIVAL Bread Bake-Off PUMPKIN BREAD Sponsored by Branch Street Deli & AVON by Kathleen Rodgers ZUCCHINI BREAD Sponsored by Chili s Grill and Bar & David s Blue Ribbon Honey You may enter as many times as you wish. No entry fee. 1. Bring bread pre-sliced on a disposable paper plate. 2. Cover with plastic wrap or place entry in a clear Ziploc bag. 3. Attach a label to the plastic wrap indentifying which category you are entering. 4. Put your name, address and telephone number on the recipe and complete the entry 5. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am All entries will receive a ribbon.
CENTRAL COAST CAKE CLASSIC Sponsored by Dr and Mrs. Hutton, General Dentistry & Santa Maria Civic Theatre Each year the Harvest Festival Bake-Off will select a special type of cake to be featured each year. This year the featured cake will be the very popular CUPCAKE! So bring in your favorite cupcake recipe and you could be a winner! Six Cupcakes are required for entry. Judging will be based on Taste and Overall Presentation of your entry! You may enter as many times as you want! No entry fee. 1. You may use a packaged mix or bake from scratch for you cupcakes. 2. Bring your ½ dozen cupcakes (6) on a disposable container and cover properly. 3. Put your name, address and telephone number on the recipe and complete the entry 4. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Please include your recipe for the Harvest Festival Cookbook! Drop-Off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am. 5. If you wish to enter another type of cake go for it and please enter it in the Harvest Gone Wild Category. You need not be present to win, but we hope you will be there and join in the fun! All entries will receive a participant ribbon!
Best in the West Honey Contest Sponsored by Miner s Ace Hardware, Cliff and Jan s Kettle Corn & Native Herbs and Honey Co. Calling all local honey producers we want you! This is a producer s showcase of our local honey and a friendly contest to boot! 1. Enter a clear disposable jar of your best honey 2. On the top of the jar please attach a label indicating what type of hone you are entering such as Clover, Organic, Orange Blossom or anything else you would like to bring. Enter as many times as you wish. There is no entry fee. 3. Complete the entry form as it pertains to you. 4. Drop off your entry on Mason Street at the Historical Society. Please included if you can a recipe using your honey for the Harvest Festival Cookbook! Drop-off times are Saturday, September 25 th from 8:00am to 11:00am. 5. Judging will be basked on Taste and Overall presentation of your entry! You need not be present to win, but we hope you will be there and join in the fun! All entries will receive a ribbon. 73 rd Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival
Bake-Off Entry Form Harvest Festival Bake-off includes: Country Canning Competition, Autumn Pie Review, Apple Pie Exhibition, Harvest Gone Wild, Pumpkin Bread, Zucchini Bread, Central Coast Cake Classic and Best in the West Honey Contest! 1. Name: 2. Address: 3. Phone Number: 4. Alt Phone Number: 5. Category Entered: 6. Title of Your Entry: 7. E-mail address: A very big thank you to our sponsors; Jersey Mike s, UPS, J.E. Marett Contracting, Trader Joe s, Jeter s Messenger Service, David s Blue Ribbon Honey, Chili s Grill and Bar, Applebee s, Branch Street Deli, Academy Travel, Costco, Verena s Go Gourmet, Advantage Answering Plus, AVON by Kathleen Rodgers, Lund s, Miner s Ace Hardware, Dr. and Mrs. Hutton, San Luis Farm Supply, Santa Maria Civic Theatre, Cliff and Jan s Kettle Corn and of course Friends Of The Harvest Festival! All participants will receive a ribbon!!! All entries must be on disposable plates-no plates returned! No entry Fee. All entries once entered will become property of the AG Valley Harvest Festival! For more information contact: Teri 546-8520 or 546-1465