Grant County’s Best Pie Contest
Thursday at Noon at the east end of the pavilion under tent
Sponsored by Chester’s Thriftway & Bank of Eastern Oregon
Chairman: Marsha Delaney, 541-792-0224
Chester’s
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-
returnable pan. Tinfoil pans are
strongly recommended.
7. All entries must be baked at
home the day of the contest.
8. Pre-mixes, canned fillings,
commercial pudding mixes,
frozen or refrigerated pie crusts
may NOT be used.
9. NO UNCOOKED dairy
based pies.
10. Your recipe may be your own
creation 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 appreciated; it
may be used in future Fair cook-
books.
13. Proceeds from the sale of
pies will be used by the Grant
County Fair to purchase table
and chairs for the fairgrounds.
JUDGING
1. Judging will start at about
Noon.
2. Criteria
a. Overall appear
ance
b. Moistness &
crumb/texture
c. Consistency
(firmness,
thickness & den-
sity)
d. Crust (flaky &
done)
e. Taste
3. Scoring
a. Each judge
assigns a numeri
cal value (1-10) in
each criteria cate
gory, without con
sultation with the
other judges.
b. The pie receiving
the highest total
numerical value is
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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.
DIVISIONS:
Adult: 16 & Over
Youth: 15 & Under
PRIZES:
ADULT – Each Category
1st - $50 ~ 2nd - $25
YOUTH –
All Categories
1st - $25 ~ 2nd - $15