It's time to send us those recipes!

Do you have a terrific recipe for apple butter? Maybe your grandmother's fudge is a hit with all your friends. Homemade treats make great holiday gifts.

If you have an original recipe to share, now is the time to enter it in our annual cookbook and recipe contest and you can win a terrific prize. The deadline is just around the corner.

This year's categories include Tailgating, Main Dish & Sides, Holiday Cookies and Candy, Desserts, Edible Gifts, and Beverages and Smoothies.

A winner will be chosen in each category and a grand prize winner will be selected from the six finalists.

Deadline for recipes is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Email recipes to dhall@tnonline.com or mail to Donna Hall, Times News, P.O. Box 239, Lehighton.

For more information and contest rules and guidelines, go to www.tnonline.com.