The Kansas Wheat Commission is teaming up with the Stafford County Flour Mills Co. to promote Bake and Take Month in March. For 40 years, Bake and Take Month has been a great opportunity to celebrate relationships with friends and family by baking and sharing homemade goods with them.  

Participants could receive a cash prize, courtesy of the Stafford County Flour Mills, by sharing stories of the Bake and Take experience with the Kansas Wheat Commission by April 16.

“Bake and Take Month has a long tradition in Kansas,” said Reuel Foote, vice president and general manager of Stafford County Flour Mills. “Stafford County Flour Mills and Hudson Cream Flour also have enjoyed a long relationship with the bakers of Kansas. Through Kansas Wheat, we are pleased to be a part of this fine promotion.”

Bake and Take Day began in 1970 as a community service project of the Kansas Wheathearts in Sumner County. The Kansas Wheathearts, an auxiliary organization of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers,  set out to share baked goods with family members, friends, neighbors, and those in need, generating goodwill in the community. The idea of a community member sharing a favorite recipe with someone special became so successful that the Kansas Wheathearts created a national Bake and Take Day celebration in 1973. Even though the Kansas Wheathearts disbanded in 2001, the tradition continues to be supported by KWC and KAWG.

Stafford County Flour Mills Co, located in Hudson, is one of the nation’s largest independent flour mills.  Specializing in flour for home bakers, the Stafford County Flour Mills produces several Hudson Cream Flour varieties and numerous other baking essentials. The company’s products are available in stores throughout Kansas, the Midwest and the Northeast.

To be eligible for the cash prizes sponsored by Stafford County Flour Mills Co., participants of Bake and Take month should visit www.kansaswheat.org and under the “Consumers” section, click on Bake and Take Month for a brochure and entry form. For a hard copy of the entry form, write to Kansas Wheat, 217 Southwind Place, Manhattan, KS 66503.

Contest participants should include the following information: name, organization (4-H club, FCE, church group, etc.), phone number, mailing address, and a note describing the Bake and Take activity. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, April 16, 2010.

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