The Lisbon Reporter

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Moxie "The Munchy Manipulator"

Can you cook and chug with Moxie?‏

Moxie Recipe Contest Judge Fern Larochelle, Jr. samples a sparerib cooked in Moxie barbeque sauce at the 2010 Moxie recipe contest.

June 8, 2011. The Moxie Festival Committee announces changes to the Moxie Festival Recipe Contest and the Chug-n-Challenge to be held on Saturday, July 9th during the three day Moxie Festival weekend in Lisbon, Maine.

Last year’s entrants hailed from Bangor to Weymouth, Massachusetts and Moxie recipes ranged included a cake, barbeque sauce, mustard, and Moxie cous-cous.

There is no fee for the Moxie Recipe Contest. Registration forms are available in three ways:

Online at the Moxie Festival website (www.MoxieFestival.com),
At the Main Street Stage in Lisbon Falls on Saturday, July 9^th, or
Contact the organizer, Justin at justin.samsown@gmail.com.

All recipes must be original and contain the magic ingredient: MOXIE! Entries must be brought to the Main Street Stage on Main St. between 11 am and 12:45 pm in a disposable container with registration form.

The judging will begin at 1 pm, after the parade at the Main Street Stage. The top rated Moxie Creation Recipe will be awarded $50 and a 2011 Moxie Festival T-Shirt. Other winners will receive award ribbons.

The Moxie Chug-n-Challenge will take place Saturday, July 9^th at 2pm at the Main Street stage. This year there will be a $5 entry fee and there will be a limit of five contestants. Contestants will bid to be part of the challenge; $5 back to contestant and $5 to the Moxie Festival.

The final five contenders will stand side by side in front of a table with a 12-pack of Moxie. At sound of horn contender will open the can and drink the contents. When finished, the can will be put in their bucket for counting.

The time to consume will be 2 minutes which will be timed by the judge/referee. The Chugging Winner will receive one 12 pack of Moxie a Moxie Festival T-shirt and bragging rights until the 2012 Moxie Festival.

Since 1983, The Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The 2011 Moxie Festival weekend is July 8-10, 2011. The Festival now includes a three day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks; a Saturday parade, Festival, and 5K race, and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race. Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 40,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival.

The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

For more 2011 Moxie Festival information visit: www.MoxieFestival.com