FLETCHER--Fifty-seven years of cooking experience separate the winning chefs in Saturday's SPAM Cooking Contest held at the 2009 NC Mountain State Fair. More than 40 cooks entered the youth and adult competitions trying for cash prizes and consideration for inclusion in national competition.
Carolyn Brown of Hendersonville took top honors and $150 in the adult category with her SPAM and broccoli casserole, while Jenna Ross of Buncombe County won the youth category with her Taco Spamoli recipe. Ross pocketed $60 for the youth win.
More than 40 contestants brought recipes for the judges to consider with only the top three in each age group selected for honors. The two top dishes will then compete against 40 other winners in the national contest in 2010.
"This was a tough competition, and it really put the judges to the test," said fair manager Matt Buchanan. "I don't recall ever having more entries for the judges to consider, and there was a great deal of youth involvement today."
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The kid should get the bigger bucks! NOT the adult! Yikes, think college fund, think how much harder it is for a kid to come up with the idea and to create the dish! YIKES! xoxox to U jen!!
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