The Pie Contest will again be featured at the 2016 Jackson’s Mill Jubilee. The event is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, September 3, 2016 in the Southeast Learning Center. Contestants are invited to enter pies between 2 and 3 p.m.; drive to the Pool Gate at Jackson’s Mill to receive directions to the contest. Contestants will be admitted free; others accompanying contestants will pay Jubilee admission. Judging will begin at 3 p.m., and awards will be given when the judging is complete (tentatively scheduled to be between 4 and 4:30 p.m.). Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded. Contest participants and visitors may sample the pies following the awards ceremony (4:30-5 p.m.).
Contest rules are:
1. Pie fillings must have a West Virginia product (fruit, nut, or vegetable) as the main ingredient.
2. Pie fillings must be made from fresh, home preserved, or home frozen ingredients; commercially canned pie fillings will not be accepted.
3. Crusts must be home prepared; purchased crusts will not be accepted.
4. Custard pies, meat pies (mincemeat, etc.) or pies containing any ingredient requiring constant refrigeration (such as cream cheese, whipped topping, etc.) will not be accepted due to lack of refrigeration at the contest site.
5. There will be three divisions:
-Adult (18 and over)—Single Crust Pie
-Adult (18 and over)—Double Crust Pie
-Youth Division (under age 18)—Single or Double Crust Pie.
6. Three copies of the recipe used (including crust recipe) must be submitted with each pie.
7. An individual contestantmay enter up to two pies per category.
8. The decisions of the judges are final.
9. A “pie-tasting” event, open to the public, will follow the presentation of awards. Contestants will be asked to cut and serve their pies.
The contest is sponsored by Jenny Garton Insurance Agency, Inc., representing State Farm insurance in Weston. For additional information, call Linda Schmidt at 304-269-5755.
