Grant County’s
BEST PIE CONTEST
Saturday at Noon at the
East end of the
Pavilion under tent
Sponsored by Chester’s Thriftway & Bank of Eastern Oregon
Chairman: Sherry Nehl, 541-620-1003
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 Bull
Fighting event Saturday evening.
a. A copy of your pie recipe
would be appreciated; 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 fairgrounds.
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
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3. Scoring
a. Each judge assigns a
numerical value (1-10)
in each criteria category,
without consultation with
theother 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.
ISIONS
DIV
ADULT : 16 & Over
YOUTH: 15 & Under
PRIZES
ADULT - Each Category
1st - $50 • 2nd - $25
YOUTH - All Categories
1st - $25 • 2nd - $15