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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 06:39:23 AM
I just entered my first pie-baking contest! It will benefit Senior companions. It's in September...wish me luck! Any advice? I need to practice my crusts...
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 6:48:15 PM
YAY! CONGRATULATIONS to a sweet Farmgirl for her sweet pie!!
CJ
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 08:12:53 AM
Wow! Congratulations!
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| sherrye |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 07:03:36 AM
wow good for you. happy days and good eating at your house. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Sep 23 2011 : 10:11:04 AM
Thanks for sharing your photo Nicole! You look so cute! Great picture :) I have yet to enter our fair. it seems that something always comes up and I can't. Maybe next year :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| texdane |
Posted - Sep 23 2011 : 09:48:21 AM
I've always wanted to enter the fair! Now I have more confidence to try!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
| acairnsmom |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 9:58:28 PM
Wow! First place! Way to go. Now for other contests! Mark the fair on your calendar for next year.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
| GrammyGoose |
Posted - Sep 19 2011 : 3:08:03 PM
Congratulations! What a great way to start your pie-baking contest career!
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 19 2011 : 10:55:21 AM
Okay, here's a picture of me and my pie. I wasn't expecting to win, let alone first place!
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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| laurentany |
Posted - Sep 18 2011 : 5:10:20 PM
Hi Nicole,
Just saw your post and CONGRATULATIONS on first place!!!!
Good for you! Sounds Delicious!
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Sep 17 2011 : 4:03:59 PM
Congratulations Nicole!!!! Awesome :)
I would love to see a picture too!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| texdane |
Posted - Sep 17 2011 : 3:32:48 PM
I won!!!! First place, cherry pie! I received a $50 gift certificate to a really nice restaurant here in town, and a medal. Woo-hoo! Such fun! I used my momma's recipe with MaryJane's crust recipe.
:)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
| Karrieann |
Posted - Aug 17 2011 : 10:21:15 AM
Nicole, That sounds real exciting and fun... take a picture of your pie, would love to see it!
And good luck!!!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Aug 17 2011 : 09:33:47 AM
Oh that will be so much fun. Good Luck. I wish they would do one here!!!
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| melody |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 8:58:30 PM
Oh...what fun!!
Apple is our favorite here.
Let us know how it goes!
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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| JessieLovesToCraft |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 7:36:54 PM
Nicole best of luck to you! Wish I could sample your pie haha I love cherry anything. Family recipes are the best recipes...you'll do great!
Farmgirl Sister #3404
Jessie
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| acairnsmom |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 5:03:46 PM
How exciting! I too keep thinking I want to enter something (jam, pie, whatever) in the fair but like you keep missing the deadline. Oh well, maybe next year! Keep us posted on what you're doing to prepare.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 4:08:21 PM
a hint,partialy pre-cook your crust and brush with egg whites, keeps it from getting soggy....good luck and have fun...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
| Lieberkim |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 3:55:21 PM
Good Luck! Sounds like fun. Just remember that the judge's opinion is just that an opinion. If you and your family love the pie that's what matters the most. :)
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 3:51:00 PM
Nicole, good luck!! That sounds like fun and cherry is one of my favorites too. Just don't do like my mother did when she first married. Dad tells that my mom wanted to impress him with a cherry pie and worked so hard on it. She gave him a piece and he just about broke a tooth with the first bite. She had used fresh cherries and didn't know they had to be pitted!!! :-)
Mary Beth
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| Candy C. |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 3:37:41 PM
Good luck Nicole and have fun! :)
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 2:14:10 PM
I'm really, really excited. I've never entered anything like this, I'm just excited to enter. I don't have to win. I always have wanted to enter my jam in the Fair, but always seem to miss the entry date. This is a little local thing at town hall. :)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
| Marcy |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 10:38:06 AM
Best of luck with this! I hope you win!! I love the crust recipe in Mary Jane's book. That's what got me started making pies. I don't care for pie myself, but my husband swears the cherry pie recipe in the book is the best pie that he has ever had!
hugs
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 10:32:58 AM
Love a good cherry pie--wish I was a judge! Best of luck!
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 07:55:57 AM
Cherry! I'm the only one here that loves, loves, loves cherry pie. But in Texas, it was my mom, my aunt, and my grandmother's beloved recipe. My mouth is watering...
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 07:27:26 AM
Good for you Nicole! I agree with Jonni on this one. Contests aren't something to practice on. You can be working on trying MJ's crust recipe a few times to see if it works. Out of curiosity, what kind of fruit pie is it? Best of luck!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
