One Treasured Family Recipe and Tradition Will Win $20,000 Towards a Dream Family Reunion

Five Finalists From Around the Country Travel to New York City for Judging Event in the Fourth Annual Spreading Smucker's® Traditions Recipe and Essay Contest

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The J.M. Smucker Company

Feb 14, 2012, 08:00 ET

ORRVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a company famous for its wide variety of fruit spreads and over five generations of heritage, The J.M. Smucker Company proudly announces the top five finalists in the Spreading Smucker's® Traditions Recipe and Essay Contest. These five original family recipes and the stories behind them are vying for a chance to win $20,000 towards a dream family reunion and $1,000 for a personal party planner. The recipe creators will compete on March 8, 2012 at the contest finals in New York City.

The top five finalists and recipes are:

Curry Chicken Salad with Smucker's® Apricot Preserves

Anne B., Mattituck, NY.

Chicken Bacon Burger with Cherry-Chive Mayo

Carmell C., Provo, UT.

Sweet Jelly Bacon Bites

Dyanne H., Levittown, PA.

Creamy Wontons with Smucker's® Guava-Jalapeno Dipping Sauce

Junko W., Pahoa, HI.

Thai-Hitian Chicken Sliders with Spicy Peanut Slaw

Teresa S., Santa Rosa, CA.

"The J.M. Smucker Company encourages families to share memorable meals and moments, from holiday gatherings to everyday meals," said Maribeth Badertscher, Vice President, Corporate Communications, The J.M. Smucker Company. "We know how important family traditions are. That's why we want to share some of our favorite recipes and encourage consumers to create a few traditions of their own."

Contest Overview

The fourth annual Spreading Smucker's Traditions Recipe and Essay Contest challenged consumers to submit one of their favorite original family recipes made with at least 1/4 cup of Smucker's jams, jellies, preserves or fruit butter products and original essay describing how the recipe makes their family traditions special. These amateur cooks will prepare their original entries in New York City on March 8, 2012 before a panel of food industry judges.

Visit www.smuckers.com to get the five finalists' recipes to try at home and find the complete Official Rules. Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older. Void where prohibited.

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About The J.M. Smucker Company

For more than 110 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, retail packaged coffee, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk, and health and natural foods beverages in North America. Its family of brands includes Smucker's®, Folgers®, Dunkin' Donuts®, Jif®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, Eagle Brand®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, Cafe Bustelo®, Cafe Pilon(TM), White Lily® and Martha White® in the United States, along with Robin Hood®, Five Roses®, Carnation® and Bick's® in Canada. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago. For more information about the Company, visit www.smuckers.com.

The J.M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks, except Pillsbury, the Barrelhead logo and the Doughboy character are trademarks of The Pillsbury Company, LLC, used under license; Carnation is a trademark of Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., used under license; and Dunkin' Donuts is a registered trademark of DD IP Holder, LLC, used under license. Borden and Elsie are trademarks used under license.

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