APPLE FESTIVAL 2011
OCTOBER 1
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Unfortunately the weather was really cold and raining, which put a damper on many of the events.The Apple Pie Bake-off had 14 entrants, and went off as scheduled.
2011 Apple Pie Bake-off Winners are:
1st Place: John Pelton from West Rupert Vermont with his John's Best Apple Pie
2nd Place: Nancy Rouse from Cambridge New York with her Apple Walnut Crumb Pie
3rd Place: Donald L. Telford Jr. from Cambridge New York with his Apple Scooter Pie
Many thanks to the 14 bakers who entered the contest, and to the vendors and sponsors who braved the nasty weather. Special thanks again to Perry's Orchard, Stewart's Shops the Cambridge Hotel and the Village of Cambridge for your donations of goods, location and time.
Annette Nielsen, food writer, editor, community organizer and activist on behalf of regional agriculture was one of the judges this year. She wrote a wonderful article about our Apple Festival, click here to read. She recently edited Northern Comfort and Northern Bounty, two seasonally-based cookbooks for Adirondack Life Magazine, available at Battenkill Books in Cambridge. A native of Northville, she lives in Salem, New York with her husband and son.
Event sponsored by the Cambridge Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Cambridge Hotel
