Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes That Promote Sobriety at School Prom

A scholarship contest, inviting students to create non-alcoholic drink recipes, is accepting entries through May 1 in hope of promoting sober high school prom partying this spring.

Promoted by Sunkist Growers Inc., marketer of citrus fruit, and S.A.D.D. (Students Against Drunk Driving), the contest is designed to provide students with a fun alternative to drinking alcohol on a special occasion, as well as to safeguard them from making a tremendous mistake--driving while drunk--during the prom season.

‘Contract for Life’

Both Sunkist and S.A.D.D. officials expressed the hope that the contest would draw attention to the drinking-and-driving issue, in addition to encouraging every student in the country to sign the “Contract for Life” developed by S.A.D.D. (The contract is a formal, written agreement signed by a high school student and his parents. It acknowledges potential problems and the family’s desire to face and manage them.)

Recipes will be accepted from students who are younger than 21 and enrolled in high school or college in the United States. Every drink recipe submitted must be an original and must include at least one fresh Sunkist citrus fruit--oranges, lemons, tangerines or grapefruit--in juice form. The beverage recipe also must have a citrus garnish.

There is no limit to the number of entries an individual or group may submit. But each must be on a separate piece of paper including participant’s name, address, telephone number and age printed or typed on each recipe. An official entry form is not required, although all high schools, including 14,000 that have S.A.D.D., should receive them.

The grand prize is a $2,000 scholarship. First-, second- and third-place winners will receive $1,000, $300 and $200 scholarships, respectively. Ten honorable mention winners each will receive $50 gift certificates. Each winner also will be presented with a carton of fresh citrus fruits. Winners will be announced June 1.

Recipe contest entries should be mailed to: Sunkist/S.A.D.D. Mock-Cocktail Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 4587, Overland Park, Kan. 66204.

There’s still time to enter the 1989 Berry-Off Contest, which seeks innovative cooks to submit original recipes using strawberries--fresh, frozen or preserved--as an ingredient. Deadline for entry is Feb. 20.

The Berry-Off is a prelude to the California Strawberry Festival, an annual weekend celebration of the fruit and the industry. It is held in Oxnard’s Channel Islands Harbor on May 20 and 21 and offers gourmet strawberry foods, a 10-K Fun Run, contests, an arts and crafts show, entertainment and information about the strawberry industry.

Contestants may enter one or more of the following categories: hors d’oeuvres; soups; salads; main dishes and vegetables; breads, pancakes and crepes; pies; cakes, cookies and other desserts; and others such as condiments, sauces, butters, vinegars, etc.

Preliminary Judging

Preliminary judging will be completed March 6, and three finalists for each category will be invited to prepare their dishes at the Berry-Off Challenge in Oxnard on April 8.

Finalists will receive festival aprons, and winners in each category will be awarded engraved mementos and aprons. Winner of the Most Outstanding Strawberry Dish grand prize will win tickets to the festival weekend, including tickets to the black-tie gala at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Oxnard and an engraved silver serving tray.

Entries must be submitted on 8 1/2x11-inch paper and include name, address, telephone number, category entered and recipe title. Each entry must be submitted separately.

Mail entries to: Berry-Off, City of Oxnard, 325 South A St., Oxnard, Calif. 93030.

Creative cooks can earn a trip to San Diego for a chance to win $1,000 by entering their best beef recipe in the 1989 Beef Cook-Off, now in its 16th year.

This competition offers amateur chefs the opportunity to display their cooking prowess in one of two categories: indoor cooking or barbecue. If a microwave recipe seems more appropriate, it will be entered in the National Beef Cook-Off.

Entries for all three categories must be postmarked no later than March 1. The first-place indoor cooking winner at the California competition will receive $1,000 plus an expense-paid trip to the National Beef Cook-Off competition to be held in Portland, Sept. 17 through 19. The California barbecue category winner also will win $1,000, and the recipe will be entered in the regional finals for a chance to win a trip to compete for the national barbecue prize.

Microwave Recipes

Microwave recipes can be entered in the microwave regional finals for a chance to compete in the national competition, where entrants have a chance to win $5,000 and an opportunity for an additional $10,000 Best of Beef award.

All dishes must use beef as the exclusive meat, and each serving must contain at least three ounces of cooked beef. Total cooking and preparation time is not to exceed four hours.

For complete contest rules send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: California Beef Cook-Off Rules, P.O. Box BEEF, Santa Ysabel, Calif. 92070.

To obtain the microwave category rules, write to: National Beef Cook-Off, Microwave Rules, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill., 60611.

The Be a Weekend Chef recipe contest, sponsored by Woman’s Day magazine and Gold Medal Flour, will accept entries through March 1. The contest, designed to recognize those people who cook more on weekends than on weekdays and have special recipes with recreational cooking in mind, offers three categories: appetizers or main dishes, breads and desserts. Recipes must meet the flour requirements of each category: one-half cup and one cup, respectively.

Three grand-prize winners, one for each category, will each receive a seven-day trip for four to Cancun; six first-place winners in each category will each receive a getaway trip for two to one of 10 Radisson Hotels International resorts.

Each recipe must be typed or legibly written on one side of plain white paper and must list ingredients in order of use. Brand names of ingredients must be specified and products be nationally available. In addition, entrant’s name and address must be clearly printed on each entry.

For complete rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Gold Medal Flour/Woman’s Day “Be a Weekend Chef” Recipe Contest, Suite 1400, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill., 60611.