The Singapore Scout Association

1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808

email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

15 May 2007

To: Unit Leaders

Through the Principal

Dear Scouters,

Jurong District Cookout Competition 2007

We are pleased to invite your Unit to the coming District Cookout Competition held on 9th June
2007. This is a Scouts event held in Yuan Ching Secondary School. It includes a Dumpling
Making Competition and a Backwoodsman Cooking Competition, running concurrently. The
Dumpling Making Competition is meant to be a fun event, held in conjunction with the
traditional Chinese Dumpling Festival, which happens to fall within that period. A training
session will be held before the actual competition. The Backwoodsman Cooking Competition is
purely a skills competition, and successful competitors are eligible for the “Camp Cook”
Proficiency Badge.

Participating teams are to report for registration at 8:00am, followed by the respective
competitions’ briefing. A fee of S$15/- for the Dumpling Making Competition and a fee of S$5/-
for the Backwoodsman Cooking Competition will be charged per team. Each team will comprise
of 3 and 4 members respectively.

Please note that there is a participation ratio condition of 3:1 for this event. Meaning, if your Unit
sends in 3 teams (or less) for Backwoodsman Cooking Competition, it is compulsory to send in at
least 1 team for Dumpling Making Competition. If 4-6 teams are sent for Backwoodsman
Cooking Competition, at least 2 teams must be sent for the Dumpling Making Competition, and
so forth. Conversely, if you send in a team for the Dumpling Making Competition, you will need
to send in at least 1 team for Backwoodsman Cooking Competition.

All cooking is expected to end by 12 noon, followed by final judging and prize presentation at
12:30pm.

Kindly indicate in the attached form below, the number of teams you will be sending and reply
back to me by 24th May 2007. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me at
91785435, or my email: christine123_1@hotmail.com. Alternatively, you may contact the
District Scout Leader, Mr. Teo Tat Yong or the District Venture Leader, Mr. Eugene Sim. Our
District Commissioner, Mr. Tan Kian Hwee, has graciously agreed to be the Food Judge for this
event.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the event.

Yours-in-Scouting,
Christine Law
Chairman
Jurong District Cookout Competition Organising Committee
 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

JURONG DISTRICT COOKOUT COMPETITION 2007

We WILL / WILL NOT be attending the above event.

District: Jurong District

Section: Scouts

School : _______________________

Name of Scout Unit : ________________________________

Name of Leader : __________________________ Contact No : ____________

Fee payable
No. of Teams (No of teams * $15 –> DM
No of teams * $5 –> BWM)
Dumpling Making (DM)
$
Backwoodsman Cooking
$
(BWM)
Total Amt payable $

Mode of Payment:
(Please indicate below)
By cash
(To be collected on actual day of event; receipts will be issued)
By Cheque
(To be made out to “The Singapore Scout Association” and indicate behind the
cheque: Jurong District Cookout Competition 2007)
Scout HQ payment authorisation
(Please indicate the event: Jurong District Cookout Competition 2007)
NOTE: All modes of payment; Cash/Cheque/HQ authorization to be received only on
actual day. Please do not send to Scout HQ. Thank you

Signature of Leader : ______________________ Date : _____________

 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

Dumpling Making Competition

Team Composition: 3 members

Fees per team: $15*
Lesson time: 40 min
Trying out of making dumpling time: 1hr 20 min
Steaming of dumpling time: 2 hrs

Rules
1. Participants are to attend the dumpling making lesson.
2. Participants are to be in half Scout uniform.
3. Participants are to bring a tablespoon each for the competition.
4. Ingredients for dumplings and cooking apparatus will be provided for participants
(Halal).

* Should there be more participating teams than anticipated in this competition, the fee of
$15 per team will be reduced.
 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

Dumpling Making Competition

Judging Criteria

Hygiene Very good Good Okay Poor Total

(9-10) (7-8) (4-6) (1-3) Score
Cleanliness

Food Handling
Sub-total /20

Appearance
Looks appealing and
delicious
Looks like a dumpling
Sub-total /20

Method of making /10

dumpling

Creativity /10

Taste /10

Teamwork /10

Grand /80
Total
 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

Backwoodsman Cooking Competition

Team composition: 4 members

Fee: $5 per team (note: participation fee does not cover food or firewood)
Preparation time: 30 mins (Stage 1)
Start fire to cooking time to presentation: 1½ hours (Stage 2)

5 dishes to be prepared according to the following categories:

1. Rice
2. Meat
3. Seafood
4. Egg
5. Dessert

Rules:
1. Cook a balanced meal sufficient for 2.
2. All participants are to be in half Scout uniform.
3. All teams are to provide their own raw food and firewood. A trial has shown that
food purchased for all 5 dishes fall within the range of $5-$10, including
presentation material. Food used must be HALAL.
4. Teams may prepare their firewood supply and purchase ingredients before the
competition.
5. Canned food or processed food are not permitted, only fresh food is allowed.
Seasoning of food may be done during preparation time, Stage 1.
6. Fire has to be started by all teams at the commencement of Stage 2. Fire has to be
sustained throughout cooking until presentation
7. Only natural fire is allowed, using unprocessed firewood. Solid fuel, charcoal,
treated wood and gas stoves of any kind are not permitted. At least 1 fire-pit must
be dug for cooking.
8. Teams may proceed into Jurong Park to collect firewood, as well as to make final
purchases during Stage 1.
9. Mess tins, aluminum foils, satay sticks and utensils of any kind are not permitted.
Only natural materials may be used as both the cooking and presentation medium.
10. Teams will be assessed using a point system based on the following categories of
“Fire Safety & Management”, “Food Handling & Hygiene”, “Teamwork”,
“Cooking Skill & Method” and finally “Presentation & Tasting”.
 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

BACKWOODSMAN COOKING COMPETITION

 The Singapore Scout Association
1, Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808
email: hq@scout.org.sg
Tel: 62592858 Fax: 62592118

Team: _____________________________ 200

Fire Safety & Management Scoring Max Score

Fire pit 5
Natural material used for firewood, starter, kindler 5
Fire started within 3 matches 5
Fire sustained throughout cooking 10
Fire safety 10
35

Food Handling & Hygiene Scoring Max Score

Fresh food used 10
Food prepared in hygiene manner 10
Cleanliness in food handling 10
Cleanliness in food storage 10
40

Teamwork Scoring Max Score

All roles distributed equally in team 10
Team cohesion 5
Time keeping 5
20

Cooking Skill & Method Scoring Max Score

Backwoodsman cooking skill & method 20
Innovation & sequencing 5
Natural material used as cooking apparatus 10
35

Presentation & Tasting (by Food Judge) Scoring Max Score

All 5 dishes complete & sufficient for 2 20
Presentation outlook 10
Presentation cleanliness 5
Food raw or cooked 10
Taste of 1st Dish (Rice) 5
Taste of 2nd Dish (Meat) 5
Taste of 3rd Dish (Seafood) 5
Taste of 4th Dish (Egg) 5
Taste of 5th Dish (Dessert) 5
70