Where

Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall

When

Saturday 12 September from 2.00 to 3.30 pm

Staging from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm

Entries close Wednesday 9 September

Points awarded

1st - 3 points
2nd - 2 points
3rd - 1 point

(Except as otherwise stated)

Notes

All entries 10p each

Sections ‘A’ to ‘E’ are open to all members.

Sections ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, 'E' and 'F’ are open to any person residing in Brabourne or Smeeth

To be judged by

Colin Evans and Val Chaffer

Special awards

The Colonel Ord Trophy
Awarded to the competitor who gains the largest total of points in Section ‘A’.

A G Pearson Challenge Trophy
Awarded for the best vegetable exhibit

The Thomas Little Cup
Awarded for the best vase of flowers in Section ‘A’

A Challenge Cup for Floral Art
For the largest total of points in classes 32 and 33

The Millennium Trophy
Awarded to the competitor gaining most points in Section ‘D’ for cookery

The Society Challenge Cup
Awarded for the best Collection of vegetables

The Norrington Memorial Plate
Awarded for the best exhibit of fruit

Section 'A'

Class:

1. A Collection of five single vegetables [1st – 6 points, 2nd – 4 points, 3rd – 2 points]
2. Three potatoes of one variety
3. Three beetroot – 3” tops approx.
4. Three carrots – 3” tops approx.
5. Three onions - over 250g
6. Three onions – 250g and under
7. Six runner beans
8. Nine shallots
9. Five tomatoes
10. Eight cherry tomatoes
11. One edible squash
12. Any other vegetable not in this schedule. [Two entries permissible]
13. Five apples, culinary
14. Five apples, dessert
15. Any other fruit not in this schedule
16. Six asters, annual
17. One vase of annual flowers, other than asters
18. Three roses
19. Three stems - spray chrysanthemums
20. Three stems of Michaelmas daises (one or more varieties)
21. A vase of dahlias
22. A vase of perennial flowers
23. Three stems of autumn shrubs, one variety
24. One cactus or succulent
25. One pot plant in bloom
26. One foliage pot plant
27. Six daisy-like blooms displayed on the Society’s board

Section 'B'

Class:

28. Allotment-grown vegetable
29. Allotment-grown vase of flowers
30. Allotment-grown fruit
31. One sunflower seed head

Section 'C'

Class:

32. Small container of mixed foliage and seed heads from the garden and/or hedgerow, to be viewed all round [container supplied]
33. A petite flower arrangement – in a shell (not exceeding 25cms x 25cms x 25cms)
34. Photograph "Sailing" [unframed, no annotation, max. 10” x 8”]
35. Hobby item, not shown in previous shows

Section 'D'

Class:

36. A small wholemeal loaf

37. Iced Lemon Traybake (see recipe below)

38. Jar of stone-fruit jam [wax paper and cellophane or a screw top lid]

Section 'E'

Class:

39. Most misshapen carrot
40. Longest runner bean
41. Heaviest potato
42. Heaviest pumpkin

Section 'F'

Children's Class

43. Five butterfly cakes [Please quote the child’s age on the entry form]

Recipe

Iced Lemon Traybake

Ingredients:

Cake
• 225g (8oz) softened butter
• 225g (8oz) caster sugar
• 275g (10oz) SR flour
• 2 level teaspoons baking powder
• 4 large eggs
• Grated rind of 2 lemons

Icing
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 225g (8oz) icing sugar


Method:

Cake
• Oven temperature 180°C/Fan 160°C/ Gas mark 4
• Grease and line a 30 x 23 cm (12 x 9 inch) traybake tin.
• Measure all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat until well blended.
• Turn the mixture into prepared tin
• Bake in oven for approx 35-40 mins.
• Leave to cool in tin.

Icing
• Mix the lemon juice and icing sugar together and spread out over the cake.
• Once set, cut into 21 pieces.