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PORT ROYAL -- Calling all bakers for the 2023 Blue Ribbon Apple Pie baking contest to be held on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the 169th Juniata County Fair. All entries must be in place on Friday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
The contest is sponsored by The Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs. Over 100 fairs across Pennsylvania will offer cash prizes for the best pie. Name of the fair's contest is a preliminary competition that leads to the selection of the final Blue Ribbon Apple Pie winner held each January at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The first-place winner at the Farm Show will be awarded a cash prize of $500 for their winning entry.
The rules for the contest are as follows:
Open to any individual amateur baker who is a Pennsylvania resident.
One entry per person.
Entrants may not have won 1st place in this Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest at any other fair in 2023.
Entire entry must be made from scratch. No pre-packaged ingredients may be used (ex: pre-made mixes, cookie dough, pie crust, frosting, etc.) All ingredients and decorations must be edible.
Entry to be a pie that must include at least 60% apples in the filling. It does not need to be a "traditional" two crusted apple pie and it can have a variety of fillings. All ingredients and decorations must be edible.
The entire pie must be submitted for judging in a food safe disposable pie pan. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
The recipe for the pie and pie crust must be submitted with the entry. It should be submitted on an 8 ½ inch by 11 inch sheet of paper. The recipe must list all the ingredients, quantities and the preparation instructions. Entrant's name, address and phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages. (All recipes and pies will become the property of the Fair or Pennsylvania Farm Show and will not be returned.)
Refrigeration is not available at the fair or Pennsylvania Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
• Flavor, 30 points
• Filling: consistency, doneness, moistness and flavor, 25 points
• Crust: color, flavor, texture doneness, 20 points
• Overall Appearance, 15 points
• Creativity, 10 points
Total, 100 Points
So dig out that favorite Apple Pie recipe and give it a try. You could end up being the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie winner at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
For more information on entry Requirements or questions contact Glenda Fultz at (717) 348-7752.