The Black Gold Chili Pod of Midland/Odessa would like to remind everyone that we have a great new location for our Pod Cookoff, which is scheduled for May 14, 2011. The cookoff will be in Crane, TX at the Crane County Park on 6th Street. We have held our Guess Where CCO and On The Road to Terlingua CCO at this park several times so you may be familiar with the beautiful park with its many shade trees, walking path and easy in and out access. The park has limited hookups but plenty of parking for all. It is a great place to sit out in your lawn chair, relax and enjoy visiting with friends.
We have planned the usual Friday night Fish Fry which features Fried Catfish and all the fixins'. A Raffle and 50/50 Drawing are on the agenda along with a Saturday night 42 tournament. We have added a Youth cookoff to be held on Saturday for those under 18. Turnin is at 12 noon, for the Youth, entry fee $5 with very nice prizes to be awarded.
There will be a Saturday night meal with the Pod furnishing Chicken Strips and French Fries. Pot Luck dishes would be welcomed if participants would like to add salads or desserts.
There is also a "Day After" cookoff scheduled on Sunday at this location. Please put this one on your schedule, we hope to see you there!!
From Lee Kroencke:
Greetings,
It is finally the month of May which signals just two weeks for the Kansas State Chili Championship held in Overland Park, Kansas.
We have learned that among the participants, International Champion Jerry Hunt, who won the 1990 Terlingua International Chili Cook-Off plans to attend.
The State Championship takes place on Saturday, May 14th. at the Overland Park VFW Post #846. Located at 8804 Grant, Overland Park, KS. Take 87th Street east off I-35 for 1 mile to Grant, turn right, the VFW is 600' on the right. EASY TO FIND!
The winner receives a beautiful Wendell Rankin stove, and automatically qualifies for the 2011 Terlingua International Chili Cook-Off in November. CASI rules apply. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee is $20.00 for CASI, $20.00 for HOME STYLE, or $30.00 for both. Turn in times are 1:00 pm for CASI, and 2:00 pm for HOME STYLE. This CCO benefits the local VFW charities. Tent and RV parking is available, with limited hook-ups. TURN IN TIME ALLOWS FOR TRAVEL TIME!
All participants, both cooks and judges will be treated to a free BBQ dinner Saturday evening following announcements and raffles. THAT'S RIGHT A FREE DINNER!
The VFW has Extreme Music Bingo following dinner. If you have not played before you are in for a treat. It is somewhere beyond,"Name That Tune" as you play for prizes by identifying the artist, album, or movie after listening to a brief portion of the song.
And that's not all that will be happening. On Sunday, for all those cooks registered for both days you will enjoy a made-to-order breakfast prepared by the VFW absolutely free courtesy of the Gladiator Chili Pod.
Then on Sunday following the breakfast, the Gladiator Chili Pod Cook-Off will take place with the winner receiving a beautiful Wendell Rankin stove. CASI rules apply. CHILI GRIND ONLY. Entry fee is $20.00 for CASI, $20.00 for HOME STYLE, $30 for both, Beans $5.00. Turn in times are 12:00 pm for CASI, 1:00 pm for HOME STYLE, and 1:30 pm for beans. The CCO benefits Gladiator Chili Pod.
Jerry Hunt's winning recipe from 1990, can be found at http://www.chili.org/ and below. You may want to print it out and have Jerry autograph it for your wall or scrapbook. And if the weather is threatening, (it is Kansas and it is May), we will cook indoors-so rain or shine we sure hope you can join up with the best chili cooks around. For more details see the flyer below or contact Lee at gladiatorchili@yahoo.com.
No need to preregister for the state cook-off on Saturday, however, you will want to register for Sunday when you sign up Saturday. That will allow you to receive your Sunday breakfast ticket and insure you are all set to win the coveted Wendell Rankin Stove on day two.
RECAP: Two Cook-offs, Two days, Two free meals, Two chances to win, Two Wendell Rankin Stoves, and the chance to learn chili skills, recipes, and inside tips from the very best.
We do hope to see you there!
