Blueberry Festival Cooking Contest
Sponsored by the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine
The cooking contest is a fun part of the Blueberry Festival tradition. People of all ages enter their favorite blueberry creations in the following categories: Appetizers, Breads, Rolls & Muffins, Coffee Cakes, Dessert Cakes, Cookies, Bars & Squares, Doughnuts, Desserts & Puddings, Jams & Jellies, Pancakes & Waffles, One-Crust Pies, Two-Crust Pies, Salads, Punch & Wines, Relishes, Entrees, and Sugar-Free recipes.
From Pickles to Pies and Prizes
Entries must be made from scratch. Cooks include the recipes with their entries, but do not have their names visible. Cooking contest entries are accepted at the Machias Savings Bank Community Room, on Center Street, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, with judging from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Winners are announced at 3 p.m.
2010 Cooking Contest Prizes and Winners
The Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine awards prizes for the best overall entry, and for the best two-crust pie. The pie winner is also invited to participate in the pie contest at the Blue Hill Fair. Two children's awards are given for the best entries by a boy and a girl. Prizes this year are as follows: overall winner, $100 Visa gift card; best two-crust pie winner, $100 Visa gift card; boy and girl winners, $50 Visa gift cards.
Cooking Contest forms are on the Downloadable Documents page.
The overall winner for the 2010 contest was 16-year-old Matthew Plaisted of Jonesboro, with his blueberry dessert crepes. Rebecca Trundy of Addison took top honors for best two-crust pie. Andy Koch of Milford was named best boy cook and Rebecca Whitney best girl cook.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Judges were M.J. Zirolli, Marie Emerson, and Christine Day. Billie Ingalls of Machias has overseen the cooking contest from its beginnings in 1975.
