National chicken cooking contest scheduled for May 2

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The National Chicken Cooking Contest with a grand prize of $50,000 for the best original chicken recipe will be May 2 in San Antonio, Texas. Preliminary winners from the 50 states and District of Columbia will go on to a regional level and a winner then will be selected from each of the nine official Census Bureau divisions of the country. These nine winners will be invited to prepare their creations in person at the National Cook-Off. Each regional winner will receive $1,000 and will compete for the grand prize of $50,000. A Judge’s choice prize of $10,000 will also be awarded.

The Web site has recipes from past contests and photos of the last Cook-Off held in Birmingham. The official cookbook of the National Chicken Cooking Contest with recipes from the last contest and many more is available for $3 postpaid. Send cash, check or money order with your name and mailing address to: Chicken Cookbook, Dept. NCC-3, Box 307, Coventry, CT 06238.

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