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 prior to Showday. 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. 1
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 2
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 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 savoury, one variety, six, named sweet, one variety, six, named Decorated Cake Decorated 4 Inch Mini Cake Home Made Sweets Blokes Cake Sheilas Cake Cooking one variety, un-iced, six, named any theme, not to be cut, all decorations to be edible (except stamens and ribbon). Judged on. uncut. Decorated to the theme of this year's Show. Judged on. 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 male entrants only, any recipe, named, may be decorated. To be judged on presentation and taste. female entrants only, any recipe, named, may be decorated. To be judged on presentation and taste. 3
Battle of the Sexes Trophy will be awarded for Best Cake Overall from the Blokes & Sheilas classes Disability Cooking Bake Your Favourite Cake named, made by person with a disability Beef Jerky Beef Jerky Beef Jerky dried by dehydrator. 6 pieces dried by natural method. 6 pieces Novice Cooking Bake Your Favourite Cake named, made by person who has never won a cookery prize Preserves 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 Rosella Jam Jam Or Jelly Pickles Relish Pickled Onions or other vegetables Chutney Sauce Lemon Or Lime Butter Collection Of Six Preserves Collection Of Mango Products Cordial any other variety, named, any variety (e.g. mustard, tomato etc), any variety, in any type of preserving jar or bottle, any variety, one bottle may include jam, chutney, pickles, pickled onions, fruit etc. May be presented in any type of preserving jar or bottle. Points awarded for variety & e.g. frozen, dried, preserved fruit, cakes, chutney etc. Points awarded for variety and homemade, one bottle 4
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 Bought Decorated Bought Decorated Patty Cakes Decorated Bought Decorated Patty Cakes Gingerbread Men Breakfast Tray For Special Occasion Decorated Patty Cakes Decorated Cake Scones Chocolate Cake Favourite Cake Jam or Jelly Decorated Cake Junior Cooking 3 yrs & under 5 yrs & under 8 yrs & under 12 yrs & under 3 years & under. e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six 5 years & under. e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six 5 years & under. Plain, one variety, six named 5 years & under. Quantity of six, judged on 8 years & under. Plain, six 8 years & under. One variety, six named 8 years & under e.g. Marie or Arrowroot, six 8 years & under. Quantity six 12 years & under. Plain, six 12 years & under. Decorated, two 12 years & under. Any variety, six named 12 years & under. e.g. birthday, Mum's/Dad's Day etc. 12 years & under. One variety, six, named 12 years & under. Quantity six. Judged on 12 years & under. Not to be cut, judged on 17 years & under. Any variety, six named 17 years & under. Plain, six 17 years & under. Plain, white, six 17 years & under 17 years & under. One variety, six named 17 years & under. Not chocolate, named 17 years & under. One jar minimum size 250ml 17 years & under. Not to be cut, judged on 5
Junior Disability Cooking Bake Your Favourite Cake, Uniced named, made by junior with a disability made by junior with a disability Most Outstanding Homebrew Exhibit Homebrew Home Brew Beer Or Stout Liqueur Any Other Variety Except Beer Soft Drink made with essences or natural flavours e.g. wine, spirit, cider etc e.g. lemonade, ginger beer, etc, label as alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Must be carbonated. 6