On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:03:50 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>As Sam would say: "I so 'cited."
>
>Here are my 20 canning entries in this year's Minnesota State Fair and
>how they fared at the fair (it opened today; Chris and I will head out
>in a couple hours):
>
>Apricot Butter - 4th
!
>Apricot and Blackberry Jams - nothing
Bums.
>Cherry Jam - 1st
>Peach Jam - 1st
Excellent.
>Raspberry and Apricot-Mango-Pineapple Jams - nothing
More bums
>Strawberry Jam - 1st
>Blackberry Jelly - 1st
More excellent.
>Crab apple Jelly - 4th
!
>Pepper Jelly - nothing
Where did all the bums come from, anyway?
>Plum Jelly - 2nd
!!
>Raspberry Jelly - 1st
Excellentisimo
>Strawberry Jelly - 2nd
>Cherry-Pomegranate Jelly - 2nd
>Cherry Jelly - 2nd
!!
>Bread and Butter Pickles - 1st
Pluperfectly excellentisimo.
>Watermelon Pickles - nothing (I wouldn't have given them a ribbon,
>either)
Barb, don't be such a bum.
>Peach and Apricot Chutney - 3rd
>Corn Relish - 2nd
!!!
>And then these:
>The Alltrista Food Preservation Award (First Place; there appear to be
>four categories, each receiving a first place designation) - I hope I'll
>find out which jar it was for
>The Ball & Kerr Best of Soft Spreads Award - don't know which jar
>The Ball & Kerr Best Pickled Foods Award - Can only be for the B&B
>Pickles
>Third Place for the Gedney Best Flavored Vinegar Cucumber Pickle - B&B's
>Third Place for the Gedney Best Fruit Chutney
>Third Place for the Gedney Most Outstanding Jams and Preserves
>
Geeze, lady. Save some for the other pepole.
>Oh, in the baking class, White Bread received a 4th place prize and the
>Girl Brownies won 2nd. The bread prize is a kick because it was the
>first loaf of bread I've baked in nearly 2 years. It appears I still
>know how. Other breads didn't place (Doorstop Raisin Bread, Herb Bread,
>Whole Wheat Bread), nor did the Boy Brownies.
>
>It's good to be me. You can look at all of the results at the MN State
>Fair website, www.mnstatefair.org, and work your way through the
>competition results for Creative Activities Department.

Warmest congratulations on a fine sweep of the Minnesota jam and
baking olympics. I'm very happy for you!

modom

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