Boiled Fruit Cake Challenge

The boiled fruit cake challenge continues to provide a level playing field for chefs young and old in Clifton.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or someone new to the kitchen, you’re in with a chance of gaining some culinary bragging rights.

First prize, $50, is certainly nothing to sneeze at, and a far cry from the 1968 prize money of $1.50. Second place takes home $25 and third scores $15. The entry fee is only 60 cents.

INGREDIENTS:

For the challenge, all you’ll need is the following:

375g mixed fruit, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, 1 cup cold water, 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda, two well-beaten eggs, 1 dessert spoon marmalade, 125g butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup self-raising flour, 1 cup plain flour.

METHOD:

Place butter, mixed fruit, spice, soda, sugar, cold water and marmalade into a saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes. Cool slightly, Add eggs, fold in sifted flour, bake in 20cm round or square tin at 325oF or 162oC for 1 hour or a little longer.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned Clifton’s Boiled Fruit Cake Champion, get your entry to the show pavilion between 9am and 12 on Friday, February 17.

There are over 50 culinary classes all up, including open and junior sections. In a touching tribute, a recipe book of the late Olive Shooter, stalwart of the Clifton Show culinary section for many, many years, has been donated by her family. It will be awarded to the Junior Points Prize winner.

The Clifton Show this year will be headlined by a full rodeo on Saturday night

All the usual rodeo events will be on show including the crowd favourite Barrel Racing where the agility of horses and skill of the rider are essential.

Tenths of seconds can make the difference in the race where turning ability and acceleration are prime requirements for a winning ride.

Riders in the bronco Saddle Ride put their skills up against an untamed wild horse in an event where riders often come off second best.

The bareback bronco ride would seem an even greater test of horsemanship where once again riders can often be the one to come off second best.

If enough entries permit there is a Novice Bull Riding event with the main event the Open Bull Ride, where riders take on the giant untamed wild bulls who like nothing better than to throw their riders into the dust.

If you’ve never been to a rodeo this is a great chance to see the skills and courage of cowboys and cowgirls in action.

So if you’ve never been before, make this, “your first rodeo”.

Ray Bunch Machinery