Cumberland’s Pie of the Year Contest! Coming up at the Foggy Mountain Fall Fair Sunday September 20th!
Get out your pie plates, pull our grandma’s recipe book and start peeling apples….
Register in advance $10 fee at: https://form.jotform.com/Cumberland_Forest_/poty2026
JUDGING PROCESS:
- All Foggy Mountain Fall Fair attendees can vote (1st 2nd and 3rd choice) for the “People’s Choice” pie between 1 and 3:00 pm in Buchanan Hall.
- This will be based on the appearance of the pie and the creativity and attractiveness of the display.
- decoration of your display space is a key part of the competition. Go wild! Go weird!
- The Top 4 Pies from People’s Choice and the Top 4 Pies visually selected by the Judges will move on to Final Judging Event at 4:00 pm.
- These 8 Pies will be judged by a special celebrity panel on Overall Appearance, Crust (form and taste), and Filling (form and taste).
- Audience members will also have opportunities to taste the pies!
- Awards will be presented after the judge’s vote followed by a pie of the year party with pie songs AND a lively auction of all the pies.
- Proceeds support the Cumberland Community Forest Society stewardship nd restoration projects.
RULES:
- Entrants must provide TWO fresh baked fruit, sweet vegetable, or nut pies per entry
- Provide 2 copies of the pastry and filling recipe
- Pie Display (2 feet wide)) set up is – 12:00 -1 in Buchanan Hall
- Tables and linens will be supplied.
- Have SO MUCH FUN with your set up!
- The Primary FILLING ingredient should be made from an ingredient that can be grown in British Columbia. For example: Apple, stone fruit, cherry, rhubarb, berry, walnut etc.
- Examples of acceptable non-local secondary ingredients: Lemon in an apple pie, Ginger in a pear pie.
- BRING YOUR OWN PIE SERVER and NOTE: one pie is auctioned so the pie plate is a give away
- If your pie has any dairy ingredients, you must display on ice or cool packs as per food-safe standards.