Pumpkin Recipe Rules

The Sacramento Bee/SacMomsClub Best Pumpkin Recipe

Contest Entry Rules

1. Recipes for The Sacramento Bee/SacMomsClub Best Pumpkin Dessert Recipe Contest 2008 must be original and specify the use of Fresh or canned pumpkin. The recipe contest encourages the use of pumpkin as a key ingredient and fresh ingredients where appropriate.

2. Recipes will fall under the "Best Pumpkin Dessert Recipe" category.

3. Contestants may submit one entry per person on the official entry page on SacMomsClub.com. Each entry must be submitted in recipe format. Recipe format lists ingredients in order of use with amount/quantity, followed by step-by-step method of preparation.

4. Sacramento Bee employees and their immediate families are not eligible. Professional chefs, cooks, food stylists and other food specialists are prohibited from entering this contest. Contest is open to U.S. residents only, eighteen (18) years of age or older. Void wherever prohibited, taxed or restricted by state or local law.

5. Recipes must be submitted on the designated page online at SacMomsClub.com only. No written, mailed, faxed or hand delivered entries will be accepted. All entries must be posted no later than September 30, 2008. All recipes submitted as entries become the property of The Sacramento Bee and the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival. By entering the contest, all participants consent to the commercial use of their name, picture, likeness and recipe for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation.

6. A team of judges will consider qualifying entries. They will select 10 finalists. Notification and details of finalist participation will be made to the 10 finalists by October 2, 2008. A certification of recipe originality will be required from each finalist. Finalists must participate personally in the on site recipe contest to be eligible for prizes.

7. Finalists provide the ingredients necessary for their recipes to produce their final entry.

8. On October 5, 2008, dishes will be brought to the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival to be judged by a panel of three to five local chefs, celebrities and/or food experts. Final judging will take place at the festival at 10:00 a.m. on the SacMomsClub stage from the Safeway Pumpkin Pavilion. Selection of the judges is at the sole discretion of the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival Committee. The basis for judging will be ease of preparation, flavor, texture, creativity, appearance and the use of pumpkin. The decision of the judging panel is final and binding.

10. Judging will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Winners will be announced on the SacMomsClub stage at the Safeway Pumpkin Pavilion at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2008.

11. Prizes at SacMomsClub Best Pumpkin Dessert Recipe Contest are offered only to those finalists who participate in the final judging on October 5, 2008. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place: First prize: $350, First Place Ribbon and SacMomsClub promotional items. Second Prize: $100, Second Place Ribbon and SacMomsClub promotional items. Third Prize: $50, Third Place Ribbon and SacMomsClub promotional items. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.

12. Winning recipes will be published online at www.sacmomsclub.com and may be published in The Sacramento following the event.

13. Any dishes, display items or other materials to be returned must be picked up no later than 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the judging table on the side of the SacMomsClub stage at the Safeway Pumpkin Pavilion. Items not claimed by that time will be disposed.

14. By entering this contest, entrants agree to The Sacramento Bee and Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival's use of their name, photographic likeness, and recipe in advertising and publicity related to the Festival without restriction. Further, entrant authorizes The Sacramento Bee and the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin & Harvest Festival to publish recipe(s) without restrictions or limitations.

15. For questions, please email us at sacmomsclub@sacbee.com, or call (916) 321-1790.

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