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ASC Rich Fruit Cake

Recipe
Ingredients:
250gm Sultanas
250gm chopped Raisins
250gm Currants
125gm chopped Mixed Peel
90gm chopped Red Glace Cherries
90gm chopped Blanched Almonds
1/3 cup Sherry or Brandy
250gm Plain Flour
60gm Self-Raising flour
1/4 teaspoon grated Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground Cloves
250gm Butter
250gm soft Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Lemon Essence or finely grated Lemon Rind
1/2 teaspoon Almond Essence
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
4 large Eggs
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Steps:
  1. Mix together all the fruit and nuts and sprinkle with the sherry or brandy. Cover and leave for at least one hour, but preferably overnight.
  2. Sift together the flours and spices.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar with the essences.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition, and then alternately add the fruit and flour mixtures. Mix thoroughly. The mixture should be stiff enough to support a wooden spoon.
  5. Place the mixture into a prepared 20 cm square tin and bake in a slow oven for approximately 3-1/2 to 4 hours.
  6. Allow the cake to cool in the tin.

Notes:
To ensure uniformity and depending upon the size it is suggested the raisins be snipped into 2 or 3 pieces, cherries into 4 to 6 pieces and almonds crosswise into 3 or 4 pieces. The height of the cooked cake should not exceed 5.7cm (57mm). All fruit cakes are to be cut in half when being judged. 
Winners at Berrigan Show will receive a cash prize of $25 sponsored by the ASC. They will be required to make another Rich Fruit Cake in order to compete at the Group Final (held in the following February). The Group Final winner will receive a cash prize of $50 and be require to bake a third Rich Fruit Cake for the state final judging at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. In any year an individual competitor may participate in only one Group Final representing a Show Society, and consequently, may represent only one Group in the subsequent State Final. 

Berrigan Show past representatives include:
2008: Wendy Cleve 
Wendy's Rich Fruit Cake was Highly Commended at the State Final at Sydney Royal Easter Show
2009: Wendy Cleve
2010: Jennifer Macartney
2011: ​Jennifer Macartney 
2012: Del Schweicker
2015: ​Jill Edwards 
2016: Lyndall Horne
2017: ​Lyndall Horne
2018: Heather Frost
2019: ​Lyndall Horne
2021: Lyndall Horne 
Picture
Rich Fruit Cake by Lyndall Horne at the State Final, 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show
Lyndall's Rich Fruit Cake placed 1st at the Group 9 Final (Ungarie) and was a finalist in the State Final at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
2022: ​Lyndall Horne

Group 9 Quilted Patchwork Competition

​The exhibit needs to fit within a square (1m x 1m) maximum size. Framed and board mounted exhibits are not permitted. The exhibit must be machine pieced and machine quilted with minimal embellishments. The winning exhibit will compete at the Group Final (held in the following February).  

Berrigan Show past representatives include:
2019: ​Del Schweicker
2021: ​Del Schweicker
2022: ​Del Schweicker

ASC Woollen Article/Garment

Exhibit made up of Three Different Types of Wool Article and/or Garments

For the purpose of this competition the following definitions apply; garment is an item that can be worn (ie. dress, jacket, scarf, hat), and an article is a utility item that is not worn but can be used in the home (ie. blanket, bag, toy, decoration). The three items in an entry must differ from each other in terms of their construction technique and/or their purpose. The whole article and/or garment must be constructed of, and contain a minimum of 80% sheep wool. Exhibits (articles/garments) may be knitted, crocheted, sewn, felted etc and must be hand crafted (use of machine is permitted). A sample of the yarn, fabric or fibre with label must be attached to each item making up the exhibit. If a label is not available such as in the case of a hand spun or felted item, a handwritten label with relevant details and sample will suffice. An exhibit in this competition may consist of the work of one individual or a group of individuals, or an organization. All three article/garments must have been completed within the 12 months prior to the local show and made by the exhibitor/s.

​The winning exhibit will compete at the Group Final (held in the following February). The winning exhibit at the Group Final is then eligible to compete in the State Final. 

Berrigan Show past representatives include:
2008: Brenda Oliver 
Brenda's exhibit was Highly Commended at the State Final at Sydney Royal Easter Show
2009: Brenda Oliver 
Brenda's exhibit placed 3rd at the Group 9 Final (Lake Cargelligo)
2011: Brenda Oliver, Audrey Fowler & Maree Ryan
The group's exhibit placed 1st at the Group 9 Final (West Wyalong) and was a finalist in the State Final at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
2014: ​Brenda Oliver & Daisy Mae Purtell
The group's exhibit placed 1st at the Group 9 Final (Finley) and was a finalist in the State Final at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
2018: ​Jenny Kearney & Lorna Gray
Picture
Wool items by Jenny Kearney and Lorna Gray at the State Final, 2019 Sydney Royal Easter Show
The group's exhibit placed 1st at the Group 9 Final (Junee) and was a finalist in the State Final at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
2019: Del Schweicker
Berrigan Agricultural & Horticultural Society Inc. 
PO Box 30
BERRIGAN   NSW   2712
berriganshow@gmail.com

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