Spreading Smucker's Traditions Recipe & Essay Contest

Families across America have cherished recipes and traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation, and their treasured dish could be worth $20,000 in the third annual Spreading Smucker’s® Traditions Recipe and Essay Contest.

Now through December 10, you are invited to share an original family recipe that incorporates at least 1/4 cup of Smucker’s Jam, Jelly, Preserves or Fruit Butter, along with an essay about how the recipe makes your family celebrations special. The recipe must have been passed down for at least two generations.

And for the first time, the members of the Smucker family are sharing two treasured family recipes and the stories behind them, to inspire consumers to submit their own in the contest.

Jewel Box Cookies are tasty shortbread cookies with a touch of jam that are always prepared for friends and family during special meals and gatherings.
Grandma Lori’s Marmalade Glazed Ham has been a regular dish at Smucker family picnics and holiday gatherings since Grandma Lori first made the dish two generations ago.

Five finalists will be selected in January 2011 and invited to The J.M. Smucker Company headquarters in Orrville, OH for a recipe judging event where one entry will be named Grand Prize winner and take home $20,000 towards a dream family reunion. Visit http://www.smuckers.com/ to enter, view the Official Rules and read last year’s winning recipe for “Lovey Dovey Cake” from Naomi S. of Chicago, IL.