"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> The good news: I placed in 10 of the 20 canning lots I entered and 1 of
> the 3 baking lots. There really isn't any *bad* news.
>
> First place ribbons (canning) were for Blackberry Jelly, Cherry Amaretto
> Jam, and Bread & Butter Pickles (Yesss-s-s-s-!!). Winning the Bread &
> Butter lot for the third consecutive year means that I will not be
> allowed to compete in that lot for two years. (*^;^*) Ain't that a
> shame.
>
> First place ribbon for baking was for Boy Brownies!! Oh, yeah! The
> Chocolate Cherry Amaretto Brownies. I'm doing a tv appearance on
> Saturday morning (KARE-11 for you Meen-a-soh-tans) at about 9:40 a.m.
> pitching my Gedney State Fair Cherry Jam (an ingredient in the winning
> brownies) and I know they're going to want the recipe. Trouble is I
> didn't have much of a recipe -- I made it up as I went along. Guess
> IBeBaking tonight or tomorrow to figure something out for them. I'll be
> giving them a recipe for Cherry Chipotle Relish that they'll post on
> their website. Gotta get that one made up, too. . . . I really should
> learn to measure when I cook.
>
> No other baking ribbons - go figure. Competition's getting tougher.
> 'Sokay. Oh cripes, I almost forgot: I was awarded 3rd place for the
> Sweepstakes award for the Cookies -- that means the fine judges decided
> my CCAB were the third best of all the freakin' cookie lots. I'm
> pleased. There's no money in it for me and it doesn't show on the
> online results info, either.
>
> Other placings for canned goods were second place for Nectarine Jam;
> third place for Plum Jelly, Cherry-Peach Jelly, Cherry Jelly, and Corn
> Relish; fourth place for Apricot Butter (hisss-s-s-s-s); and fifth place
> for Blackberry Jam.
>
> I only took a few lousy pictures - the one of the brownies will be on my
> website in a trice. And I *forgot* to go stand in front of my B&Bs and
> accost innocent bystanders to tell them that those are MY pickles!
> Good thing I'm going again. Modesty doesn't become me.
>
> I took the first express bus to the Fairgrounds at 8:00 a.m. and was on
> the 1:00 p.m. bus returning home. My dogs are barking. I'll go back on
> Saturday morning for that tv thang and a two-hour stint in the Gedney
> booth pitching my jams. (Catch the plural?) I'll go again for a 20-30
> minute (!!) radio thing on KSTP-1500 with Joe Soucheray at 3:00 p.m. on
> Friday, September 2; and La Twerp and her Female Parental Unit, Grandpa,
> and Babi will go again on September 3. It will be Sam's first trip to
> the Fair and She So 'Cited! "Rides? Animals, too?" I haven't seen her
> in more than a month. I don't like that. I don't like that one
> stinkin' bit.
>
> It's good to be me. I hope it's not bad being you.
> -Barb
> --
> -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Several notes since 8/18/05

way to go, Barb! You? not win? Ha, never - and look how famous it's made
you!

Kathi