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Photo journal from the Apple Festival!

 

Urban Apple Fest / Pro-Am Pie-Baking Contest

Great Hall of Apples and Cider
Johnny Appleseed Look-alike Contest
Pro/Am Pie Baking Contest
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Union Project, 801 North Negley Avenue, Stanton Heights

Pro/Am Pie Baking Contest Winners: (winner, apple type, source, crust type, pie type, recipe source)

Pro Division

Best in Show - Eric Chabou, Ma Provence. Golden Delicious, Giant Eagle, puff pastry, tarte Tatin with crème fraiche, my own.

Runner Up - Barbara Ferguson, Mio Kitchen. Staymen Winesap, Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance, butter, streusel, my own.

Amateur Division

Best in Show – Ruth Woolcock. Empire, Yarnick’s Farm (Indiana, PA), Crisco, crumb, friend’s recipe

Runner Up – Susan Kalisz. Northern Spy, local orchard, butter crust, lattice pie, my own

Most Like Grandma’s - Shelly Dinger. Granny Smith, Empire, Macintosh, Shop ‘n’ Save, shortening, deep dish, an elderly lady at my church when I was 12 years old

All American – Ken Nagy. Cortland, Staymen, John McGinnis & Trax, shortening/butter, 2-crust, my own

Best Crust – Polly Shay. Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Gala, Shop ‘n’ Save, butter/Crisco, 2-crust, my stepmother

Sexiest – Ruth Woolcock (also Best)

Best by Kids – Lani (11 yrs) and Eli (9 yrs) Diamant. Granny Smith, Macintosh, East End Co-op, butter, deep-dish lattice, Grandpa’s

Most Unusual or Best Use of Red Hots – Carol Winder. Macintosh, Cortland, Giant Eagle, shortening, 2-crust, my own

Most Comfortable – Heather Montegna. Rome, Honey Crisp, farmer & Giant Eagle, butter, crumb, my own

Most Crumbs – Carole Walsh. Staymen Winesap, farmer’s market & Whole Foods, almond crumble, my own

Apple Festival


Questions about the Apple Festival:

Contact Donald L. Gibbon
412-362-8451
dongibbon@earthlink.net


Learn more about Johnny Appleseed:

News Release


Historical Essay

John Chapman a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed