Show Info

Cooking

Steward: Colleen McTaggart

Judges: TBA

Special Awards

Most Outstanding Senior Cooking Exhibit - Fay Cox Memorial, Trophy & $50.

Most Outstanding Junior Cooking Exhibit - Sponsored by Les & Fay Cox Memorial, $100 plus Ribbon.

Battle of the Sexes Trophy Best Cake Overall - Sponsored by Macs Hire Service, $50 plus Trophy.

Men vs Women - Keeping the tradition of competition in the kitchen going – who is the better cook in your house?

Winners from the “Sheila’s Cake” class and the “Bloke’s Cake” class vie it out in the Battle of the Sexes competition with the winner getting their name on the perpetual trophy.

**The Sheila’s & Blokes cakes will be judged on presentation, flavour and texture.

Anne-Maree Wilson Memorial Trophy Best Collection of Preserves -Sponsored by KDSS, 1st $50, 2nd $30 & 3rd $15

The 2023 Cox Hagger Challenge is Biscuits and is to be awarded to the best biscuit entry out of C19 Biscuit, C20 Biscuits—ANZAC, C21 Biscuits—Melting Moment - Sponsored by Gillian Hagger and The Cox Family, 1st $50, 2nd $30 & 3rd $20.

Rules

  1. The following rules apply in addition to the Regulations.
  2. Entries are to be delivered to the Cooking Pavilion (below grandstand) between 10am – 12.30pm Thursday prior to Show Day (20th July).
  3. All cakes to be judged on presentation, texture and flavour.
  4. Decorated Cakes are to be handwork only. Vase, pillars, ribbon, tulle, stamens and fine natural dried stems are permitted.
  5. Jams/Preserves
  6. All entries must be in screw top jars, preserving type jars, or bottles with lids; of 250 ml or greater.
  7. Attach (sticky tape or glue etc) the nomination slip to the BASE of the jar or bottle with the entry number showing.
  8. Write the entry number on the lid. Please loosen the lid, no wax tops or fabric covers.
  9. PLEASE NAME THE VARIETY OF JAM/PRESERVE.
  10. All Jam & Preserve jars that cannot be opened will not be judged.
  11. Any judges entering their own baking items must drop off entries at 12.30pm, to avoid seeing what participants have made prior to judging.
  12. The pavilion will be closed for judging from 12.30pm Thursday before the show.
  13. Cakes, pastries etc, which have been frozen, are acceptable.
  14. Please ensure lids are easily removed for judging.
  15. Present entries on the smallest possible plate or tray, place the entry including plate inside a large clear plastic oven bag is ideal. Do NOT seal the bag, do not use doilies, glad wrap, freezer bags or sticky tape. Gold Coin donation is requested for all entries not presented correctly, to cover costs.
  16. Please ensure your entry slip is attached to your exhibit and labelled with variety/flavour. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT THE ENTRY SLIP.
  17. No icing, cream or dusted icing sugar is to be included unless specified.
  18. Dusted icing sugar on “Any variety” biscuit classes is permitted.
  19. 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).
  20. All cakes are to be made in a 20 - 25cm round cake tin unless specified.
  21. Fluted cutters and ring tins not permitted.
  22. Packet cake/biscuit/scone mixes MUST NOT be used as part of show entries.
  23. All Junior classes to be awarded First, Second & Third Prize where possible.
  24. Each section to be awarded First, Second & Third where possible.
  25. Overall winner to be awarded Battle of the Sexes Title with Ribbon and Trophy.
  26. Previous winners are not allowed to enter.
  27. All entries must be collected between 10am – 12pm on the Sunday after the show. Entries not collected on Sunday will be disposed of the following day.
  28. Entrants MUST show proof of entry before collecting items – please bring your entry slip with corresponding name and entry number.
  29. The Katherine Show Society does not take responsibility for the consumption of any cooking entries after the show is complete. Please note that the cooking entries are not kept at regulated temperatures over the show weekend.