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Do you cook a mean shoulder? Got the best wings around? Love your lovely sm=
oked
salmon? Are you a Rib Master? Burger-meister?

Prove it!!

Announcing the Gulf Wars Barbeque Championship! It is open to anyone that
attends Gulf Wars. This Sanctioned event will be held in conjunction with t=
he
Gleann Abhann Social on Tuesday night, one of the premier events at Gulf Wa=
rs!

It is New and Improved this year! We have added new catagories to enter!

The catagories are as follows:
Primary Categories: (point system 5/3/1; that's 5 for first place, 3 for se=
cond,
etc,)
Beef
Pork
Other

Secondary Categories: (3/2/1 point system)
WINGS!!
CourtYard Cookers (i.e., backyard grillers)

Tertiary categories: (one point for the winner)
Best Sauce
Best Presentation
Best Heraldic Display

BBQ rules are:

Primary categories: MUST be entries with a minimum of 30 pounds of meat eac=
h.
ALL of the Primary categories must be smoked using a charcoal and/or wood f=
ire.
Direct-heat grilling is prohibited. Propane is prohibited.
Pork is all forms of pork.
Beef is all forms of beef.
Other is any form or mixed forms of meat (Shrimp and bacon, for instance) o=
r
meat and vegetable combinations such as shish kebabs. Any meat, fish, fowl,=
 or
seafood is acceptable. Remember that they MUST be smoked and not grilled!
Vegetarian entries are not allowed: see Secondary Categories.

Secondary categories: MUST have 15 pounds of food to enter. ANY grilling,
smoking or cooking method may be used: wood, charcoal, propane.
Secondary WINGS!!: Wings may be from any fowl and cooked in any fashion: ba=
ked,
fried, smoked, grilled, etc. Wings may only be entered in the Wings!! Categ=
ory.
CourtYard Cooker entries may be meat or vegetable or a mixture (such as shi=
sh
kebab). Burgers, sausages, hot dogs, steaks, chicken legs, portobellos,
vegetarian foods, etc., may be entered and cooked by smoking or grilling.

Tertiary Categories: Any number of sauces may be entered. Sauces may be
presented with or without a meat entry. Only the best single sauce will win=
.
Presentation is an important part of judging, so one winner will be awarded=
 on
the presentation of a Primary or Secondary entry. Presentation: to the judg=
es
via the entry box.
Heraldry is an important part of our Society. One winner will be selected
representing at least one Primary or Secondary entry.

NO meats or foods may be prepared off site and entered; all cooking is to b=
e
done on site. Marinades, Sauces and Rubs may be prepared off site and broug=
ht
separately.

Standard BBQ rules will apply as to preparation and acceptable non-poisonou=
s
cooking methods.

Timely entries: Late entries will NOT be accepted, no exceptions, no excuse=
s.
Entries must be entered at the time slot required or they will be disqualif=
ied.

The Grand Prize is for the contestant with the most points for the day. The
Royal's Choice Award is for the single favorite food item entered. Prizes w=
ill
be awarded for each Winner in each category.

PLEASE forward this to as many lists as possible!! Let others try to best u=
s!
Bring it ON!!!!

All foods will be served at the Social. And the prizes: I promise they will=
 be
worth fighting for!

Anyone wishing to enter a team or ask a question or just need to get in con=
tact with some, please email =C9il=EDs ingen Cluaidh MKA Elizabeth Scott at=
 sexy_british_accent57 AT yahoo DOT com

Ever in Service,

Duchess Ilissa the Nightwatcher
BarbequeCrat
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