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PRINT HOSTS PUMPKIN PIE PAGEANT
STORY BY PRESTON DREWS
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Thanksgiving is upon us yet a g a in < r . pie we should all be flocking to buy,
a time for sharing fabulous foods and we needed to ask some seasoned pie
spending tim e with friends, fam ily connoisseurs. What better professionals
and that one weird relative. Heading' to ask than the students here at Clackamas
into this cornucopia o f wonderful food Community College? M issioh in m ind,
em pty-handed is a major foul; the we set o ff to the Com m unity Center on
^easiest way to dodge this social faux Nov. 18, w ith s.everal pies in tow.
pas is to bring a sim ple,, yet delicious
U p o n settin g up shop in front of
dish to keep your rabid fam ily at bay. the cafeteria, it took only minutes for
M y personal; go -to has always been a w illing contestants to line up in front of
good old fashtonèd pum pkin pie. Pve our spread; slices from numbered pies
brought several different variants to were offered to each o f the participants
fam ily gatherings. W hile they’ve never and after each slice, they were provided
been a full-blow n disappointm ent, at with a Saltine to help cleanse their
tim e s they have been quite a let-dow n. palettes. M oving from delicious- slice
Opening this Thanksgiving; season, to delicious slice they were tasked with
I sought to make sure there’ s never a describing just what they thought of
bad pie òn the table again.
each one. The final step for our tasters
I decided that it was time to turn was casting their vote on w hich slice
towards the thoughtful writers here they thought w asthe best. Counting up
at Thè Clackam as Print for help. So, the endorsements lead to a tie between
which pum pkin pie should be brought the Shari’ s pum pkin pie and a pumpkin
to everyone’ s upcom ing Thanksgiving pie from Fred Meyer’ s.
feast? After serious deliberation we
came to a consensus — no one had any
idea. In order to find out just which
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Judges consider what makes the
pie-deal pumpkin pie.
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Albertsons: 1 liked #2 the flavors
were creamy and it had the m ost
crumbly crust. — Lacey Chaney
Fred Meyer: #3 is good because it
has the sweetness o f a pum pkin pie
and it has a great texture.
;; — Alvin Nguya
Fred Meyer: #3 was bestbecause the
fillin g has a better spice and flavor
than the others. — Colton Shore
Fred Meyer: Pie #3 has the best
balance o f salty and sweet. The crust
, makes iti — Natalie Reimer
Shari’s: #4 I ’d say is the best because
it has a creamy taste with just the
right am ount o f pumpkin and soft
crust. — Daniel Bernal
Several valiant tasters contemplate pie in the Community Center on Nov. 18.
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Members o f part-time faculty, full-time faculty and classified staff held signs at the Nov. Ì3‘ board o f education meeting to draw attention to contract'negotiations. Photos by Jordy Villagomez.
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