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Apple Pie Baking contest
From fall’s harvest to Thanksgiving dinner, everybody loves a warm, delicious apple pie…step back in time a bit when all pies were made from scratch and no Sunday supper was complete without a pie hot from the oven. Follow the evolution of the apple pie.
How? An Apple Pie Contest! Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery and MidAtlantic Farm Credit, in conjunction with the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® will be hosting and sponsoring the 8th Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest.
Once again, “peel your apples” will be heard on Thursday, April 29th, at Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market located at 3035 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA. The contest is slated to start at 9:00 a.m. and pies must be in the oven no later than 10:00 a.m., with judging commencing at Noon. Contestants must bring all ingredients measured and ready to use, all utensils, and a clear glass 9” pie plate. Pies will be judged on crust and filling qualities- a score sheet will be given with every application. Prizes for the adult category (ages 17 and older) will be $75.00 for first place, $50.00 for second place. There is a youth category for ages 16 and under with prizes being $50.00 for first place and $25.00 for second place. The winners of this contest will also ride in the Firefighters’ Parade and the Grand Feature Parade.
The contest was first held in 1952 with Betty Crocker as one of the original judges. Held yearly until the early 1980’s this contest took a break, but is back again. We are looking for the best homemade apple pie. Nothing is as comforting, as nostalgic, or as a ”peeling” as a freshly baked apple pie, and how appropriate during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival®. Join us for this year’s Apple Pie Baking Contest. Try your recipe!
Interested participants may contact Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery at 540-662-1391 or stop by the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters for more information and for an application. The deadline for applications is April 23, 2010. Please limit three contestants per family. The first twenty applications will be accepted due to limited oven space and judging time. Family members and spectators are welcome to come show their support to the contestants.
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