Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
Salisbury Lady Is
Winner Of Chicken
Cooking Contest
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ava sI econCtnueQ from ufSt paBeJ
named aDelmarvalousn in honor Of
this great broiler-growing belt
which produces 100,000,000 chick
ems every year. The victor also
received $3.50 in cash, an electric
range, and a breakfast room suite.
other prizes ranged from $125 for
second down to token prizes to the
tenth winner.
Mrs. Milton Severance, Salisbury,
was in charge of the contest which
drew competitors from three states
on the peninsula.
Man R0asts Chicken
Milton Holden, Salisbury, for
mer scout executive, roasted his
chicken.
That's the only fast and sure
method of doing justice to the
bird" he said. He called his dish
eWieomico baked chicken" 1t con-
sisted of a part Indian recipe, re-
| lying on hot sauces and dressing.
G. Douglas Sergeant, also of Sal
I isbury, baked his chicken, too. AS
a matter of fact, it was the first
time he had ever tried his recipe.
Clad in a chefs cap and oversize
apron, Mr.. Sergeant had his seven
year-old son, Douglas, Jr., on
hand, wearing a duplicate outfit.
The boy concentrated his effort on
a baby chick using his fathers rec
ipe.
Mrs. Robert j. Davis came all the
way from Newark to try her hand.
'It's my first visit to Salisbury =
she said. II got cold feet when
entered the armory, but since Eve
started to cook I'm more compOs-
ed" She Drowned her brOiler in
the frying pan, then put it in the
oven to finish cooking.
The oldest and youngest contest
ants were Mrs. Elmer Venables
20, and her 16-year-Old grand.
daughter, Janice Hopkins, both ot
Salisbury. Mrs. Venables called
her recipe picnic style" She sale
"It's the way we fry them for fam
ily reunions" The trick in hel
method is basting the chicken will
Juice from the stewed giblets.
Another 70-year-old woman from
Girdletree, Mrs. A. H. Hancock
used an electric range for the frs
time in her life, as did many con
l testants.
The judges in the contest wer,
Eleanor Bateman, Poultry and Egi
Institute, New York; Carol Brook
Good Housekeeping Magazine, ant
Rowena S. Carpenter, Washington
| u. S. Department of Agriculture.
II The judges went to Salisbury b
chartered plane from New York
| Other writers and editors. in tn
| group were:
II Jane Nickerson, New YOr
Times; Clementine PaddleforC
This Week Magazine; Lille Bell
| Stuckey, Dell Magazines; Adrin
| Casparian, Ladies Home Journal
Helen Budd, MacFadden Publics
| tions: Frances Blackwood, Philf
i delphia Bulletin; Eleanor Merritt
/ American Weekly; Anne Brysol
Woman's Day.
III Magazine writer's AttenO
| Drury Strong, Family Circle; j;
net Crawford, National CranberI
Association; Claire Cox. Unite
Press, New York: Bill Baker, Ger
eral Foods; Josephine LeSue
Best Foods. New York; c. FIRE
Smith, Poultry and Egg Nations
Board, New York; Sara Herve
Country Gentleman; A. c. Din
wall, The Poultryman; Pruden,
Penny, New York Mirror.
Joining the party in Salisbu
were Mavis NJ. Gibbs, Southel
Planter. Richmond, Va; Mar
Wooden, Baltimore News Post; Ma
Stinson, Eastern Shore Public Sc
vice; Elizabeth Wantruss, Far
Journal, Philadelphia.
Judging lasted throughout t
afternoon. At five o'clock t
Judges and food editors were ia
en- to the Green Hill Country CT
where the days pile-up of chick
was eaten, picnic style.
There seemed to be as many re
ipes as there were contestants, a
all sorts of garnishes. You cou
take your pick of deviled chick'
fricasse, souffle, old fashion
chicken with dumplings, and ma
salads.
Chickens At Premium
The contest virtually cleaned {
Salisburys supply of chicke1
None could be found in the stor
Each contestant was entitled
two birds and the committee on
curing the chickens ran out
them. They had to scour ret
stores to make up the difference.