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    PIE CONTEST
Grant County’s Best Pie Maker Contest
Thursday, August 6 at Noon at the east end of the pavilion under tent
Sponsored by Len’s Drug & Standard TV & Appliance
Chairman: Marsha Delaney, 541-792-0224
RULES:
1. No entry fee
2. Pie must be entered in the name of
the person who made it.
3. Pies entered in Open Class are not
eligible.
4. Categories
a. Double Crust
b. Single Crust
c. Other
5. Pie(s) are to be registered at the
contest site between 11:30 AM and
Noon on Thursday morning of the
Grant County Fair.
6. Pies must be entered in a non-re-
turnable pan. Tinfoil pans are strong-
ly recommended.
7. All entries must be baked at home
the day of the contest.
8. Pre-mixes, canned fillings, com-
mercial pudding mixes, frozen or re-
frigerated pie crusts may NOT be
used.
9. NO UNCOOKED dairy based
pies.
10. Your recipe may be your own cre-
ation or simply your favorite recipe.
11. The person running the Pie-
Baking Contest will have the
final say on acceptability of pies.
12. All pies become the property of
the Grant County Fair and will be
auctioned off prior to the
Talent Show Thursday
evening.
a. A copy of your pie
recipe would be appreci-
ated; it may be used in
future Fair cookbooks.
13. Proceeds from the sale of pies will
be used by the Grant County Fair to
purchase table and chairs for the fair-
grounds.
JUDGING
1. Judging will start at about Noon
2. Criteria
a. Overall appearance
b. Moistness & crumb/texture
c. Consistency (firmness,
thickness & density)
d. Crust (flaky & done)
e. Taste
3. Scoring
a. Each judge
assigns a numerical value (1-10) in
each criteria category, without consul-
tation with the other judges.
b. The pie receiving the highest total
numerical value is the winner in that
category.
c. In the case of a tie, the judges will
judge those pies again.
d. Winners will be announced after
the judging is complete.
e. Decision of the judging
panel is final.
NS:
DIVI : S 1 I 6 O
& Over
er
Adult
5 & Und
Youth: 1
:
PRIZ ac E h S Category
15
– E
ADULT nd - $25 ~ 3rd - $
2
~
0
5
1st - $
–
YOUTH ies
or
All Cat ~ e 2 g nd - $15
1st - $25
2015 ★ GRANT COUNTY FAIR ★ PAGE 35