IRISH SODA BREAD CONTEST
Sponsored by The Irish Heritage Club and T S McHUGH'S
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009

The contest is being held at T S McHUGH'S RESTAURANT,
21 Mercer St (at 1st Ave), Seattle. Judging STARTS at 2 PM.
Winners announced at 3 PM. Entries should be delivered
to the restaurant between 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM on Saturday.
All entries should be in an unmarked paper bag.
There is no entry fee (see Entry Form below)
but only one entry per person is permitted in each category.

CONTEST CATEGORIES:
 
1. TRADITIONAL WHITE IRISH SODA BREAD:
Buttermilk (or soured milk), Bread Soda, Flour and salt
are the normal ingredients used.
Baking Powder, sugar, eggs, etc., may NOT be used.

2. TRADITIONAL BROWN IRISH SODA BREAD:
Buttermilk (or soured milk), Bread Soda, Whole Wheat Flour,
and salt are the normal ingredients used.
Baking Powder, sugar, eggs, etc., may NOT be used.

3. GLORIFIED IRISH SODA BREAD:
The entry must be basic Soda Bread, but additional ingredients
may be used without restriction. However, cakes are not
acceptable because they are not Soda Breads.

What is TRADITIONAL Irish Soda Bread?
If you search the internet using the term "Traditional Irish
Soda Bread", an amazing number of recipes will appear, but
98% of them provide incorrect information, some suggesting
you can use honey, sugar, eggs, raisins, or even caraway
seeds in Traditional Irish Soda Breads. There's nothing
wrong with using those ingredients in Soda Breads, but
they're NOT Traditional Irish Soda Breads!
Would "French Bread" still be the same if whiskey,
raisins, or other ingredients were added to the mix?
Of course not! The same is true of Irish Soda Bread.

Go here for a detailed explanation of the
Ingredients that are Permitted
in the Irish Heritage Club's contest.

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Entry Form
Application in Word (.doc) format
Application in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format