Fourth grade 4-H Club members are invited to enter a recipe in the National 4-H Cornbread Cook-Off Competition.  
The cornbread or cornbread dish recipe must contain at least one cup of Martha White Cornmeal or one package of Martha White Corn Meal Mix.  It must also be cooked in Lodge Cast Iron cookware.
  Recipes should be submitted to Vicki Lofty, Marion County 4-H Agent at 302 Betsy Pack Drive, Jasper, TN  37347 by March 2, 2011.  Recipes will initially be judged on the written recipe.  For a complete list of guidelines visit the National Cornbread Festival website at www.nationalcornbread.com.  
Ten lucky finalists will be invited to prepare their recipe at the National Competition which will be held on April 30, 2011 at the National Cornbread Contest in South Pittsburg.  
 Their finished cornbread recipes will be judge on creativity, flavor, texture, appetizing appearance, ease of preparation and appropriate use of products. Prizes are as follows:  1st Place – $500; 2nd Place – $250; 3rd Place – $100 and the other seven finalists will each receive $50.  All 10 finalists also receive special gifts from Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White.  
The 4-H Agent or 4-H Program Assistant and the teacher of the winning contestant will each receive $50.  Youth traveling more than 100 miles to the competition will receive $100 travel money.
This activity is an educational way for novice cooks to experience the joys of cooking, master skills and develop a lifelong love of good food and healthy eating.

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