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Cooks, get into those kitchens and fine-tune your entries for the food competitions at this year's Washington County Fair, which runs Aug. 15-22.

In addition to the traditional apple pie and Hershey Cocoa contests, a shout-out is being given for entries for the Make it with Malt-O-Meal and Great American SPAM Championship recipe competitions.

From main dishes to snacks and desserts, all kinds of recipes are eligible for the Malt-O-Meal contest. Any variety of Malt-O-Meal cold cereal can be incorporated into your recipe.

Judges focus on taste, creativity and recipe convenience. This year's winners will receive $100 for first place and $50 for second. A third-place award will earn $25 worth of free cereal.

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The SPAM contest includes two categories for both adults and youths. A set of prizes will be awarded for the top three main dish recipes in each category.

Entries are judged on taste, ease of preparation and presentation.

Two grand-prize winners will be selected from all first-place winners at the 40 host fairs being held across the United States. One National Grand SPAM Champion in the adult category will win a trip for two to the 2010 Waikiki SPAM JAM Festival - a prize valued at more than $3,000. One National SPAM Kid Chef of the Year will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize. National winning recipes will be selected by Hormel Foods Test Kitchens in early 2010.

For entry guidelines, visit www.washingtonfair.org.

For inspiration, try this 2008 state fair winner:

No Bake Banana Pudding Pie

Makes 8 servings

n Ingredients

2 cups Malt-O-Meal Cinnamon Toasters, plus 1 tablespoon, finely crushed

1/4 cup sugar

6 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

3 large bananas

1 package French vanilla instant pudding mix

11/2 cups milk

1 (8-ounce) carton whipping cream

Mix 2 cups crushed Cinnamon Toasters, sugar and melted butter. Press firmly into 9-inch pie plate. Chill 45 minutes.

Combine pudding mix and milk in large bowl; beat at low speed with an electric mixer for two minutes. Hand mix whipping cream into pudding.

Line bottom and sides of crust with banana slices. Spoon pudding mixture on top of bananas. Make layers, if desired. Sprinkle top with remaining Cinnamon Toasters.

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If you love Girl Scout cookies - and who doesn't? - be sure to visit Dairy Queen in July and August, when two best-selling Girl Scout cookies will be the featured Blizzards of the Month.

In July, DQ will introduce its Peanut Butter Patties Blizzard of the Month. The Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard will be featured in August. Last summer, Dairy Queen served more than 10 million Thin Mint Blizzards, making it the most popular limited-time Blizzard flavor ever.

Liz Rogers is managing editor for the Observer-Reporter. She can be reached at lrogers@

observer-reporter.com.

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