Bacon Bash Texas Raised More Than $20,000

The third annual Bacon Bash Texas was held on October 18, 2014 down main street in Cranflls Gap, Texas. Bacon Bash Texas is a bacon cook-off and festival created not only to celebrate everyone's favorite breakfast meat, but also to raise money for a local charity called Niki Warms The Cold. The event raised more than $20,000 for the charity, which will help send children with Type 1 Diabetes to Camp Sweeney. This is a jump in charitable donations of over 300% compared to last year’s numbers. In addition, many of the over 750 ticket holders in attendance donated countless coats, blankets, sweaters, gloves and scarves to be distributed to those less fortunate throughout the winter months. [caption id="attachment_33865" align="alignright" width="195"] The winning recipe[/caption] The winner was a Bacon Praline Rum Ice Cream prepared by the “Wild Thangs” team from Waco, Texas. The winning team will have their photo and recipe featured on 40,000 – 65,000 Pederson's Natural Farms bacon packages distributed nationwide. Additionally, the event paid out over $2,500 in cash prizes to the top fve teams as determined by the judges and to the People's Choice winner as determined by ticket holders. Twenty teams competed in the cook-off judged by industry icons such as Lone Star Emmy award winner and Daytripper, Chet Garner, The Godfather of BBQ, Johnny Trigg, Aaron Perry, son of famed Rock Legend Joe Perry, The Crockin’ Girls, Jenna Marwitz & Nicole Sparks and many more. The Bacon Bash Texas planning committee – comprised of folks from Pederson's Natural Farms, The Horny Toad Bar in Cranflls Gap, Niki WarmsThe Cold and The Moxie Room – would like to thank everyone involved for helping to establish Bacon Bash Texas as an event that will continue to grow year after year.