Get out those favorite sweet corn recipes

Staff
Posted 7/6/17

MENDOTA – The 70th Annual Sweet Corn Festival is looking for talented cooks, bakers, grillers, men, women and even the kids to square off in some friendly competition at the Festival’s Annual Food Contest.

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Get out those favorite sweet corn recipes

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MENDOTA – The 70th Annual Sweet Corn Festival is looking for talented cooks, bakers, grillers, men, women and even the kids to square off in some friendly competition at the Festival’s Annual Food Contest.

The contest is sponsored by Ken Otterbach Excavating & Demolition of Mendota and will take place Saturday afternoon, Aug. 12 of Sweet Corn Festival weekend. The folks at Otterbach Excavating want area cooks to serve up special dishes using sweet corn as the main ingredient.

The Chamber had the opportunity of advertising the 70th Festival in a cookbook and travel guide called Eat & Explore Illinois. “We were able to tell a little about our annual festival and also include eight recipes from past Sweet Corn Festival Food Contest winners,” announced co-chairpersons Audrey Becker and Kathi Barnard.

The cookbook will be available to the public in late 2017 in gift shops and bookstores.

The rules for the contest are simple:

* Contestants must prepare the food ahead of time.

* All categories are open to all types of food dishes, as long as the main ingredient is sweet corn.

* Multiple entries from one contestant will be accepted, but only one award per contestant will be given.

* All entries must bring a recipe card for the judges.

* There are no entry fees to participate in the SCF Food Contest.

All entries must be taken to the Mendota Elks Lodge, 707 Indiana Ave., Mendota. Food may be dropped off between 1:15 and 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 12. Judging will start promptly at 2 p.m.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $250 in Mendota Gift Certificates, which can be used for services or merchandise in over 50 Mendota businesses. The Most Creative, Best Presentation, Grand Marshal’s Choice and Queen’s Choice will each receive a $50 Mendota Gift Certificate.

Entry forms for the SCF Food Contest are available at the Mendota Chamber Office or at sweetcornfestival.com. So, get grandma’s prized recipe out of the old recipe box and get cooking.