Specials for the 2024 Jams & Jellies Amateur Competiton include:
Premier Jam / Jelly Exhibitor - Amateur
One winner will be selected from the Amateur Section, whose entries earned the highest cumulative number of points based on the Point Scale above. It is not necessary to compete in all classes. Youth Classes do not accumulate points towards the Premier Jams/Jelly Exhibitor Award. Tie-breaker: In case of a tie, the person with the most firsts or seconds, etc. will be the Premier Jams / Jelly Exhibitor.
Prize Money: $100
Judges' Choice Jam and Jelly Award
One winner will be selected among all first place winners in Jams / Jelly (both Amateur and Professional) by the competition judges. Selection is based on the specific jam or jelly's quality, taste, apperance, as well as the reciepe's creativity and uniqueness - those elements that, in the judge's view, create a Jam and Jelly "Best Of Show".
Prize Money: $50
Fruit Jam Other
Single or Mixed, Tree Fruit and/or Berries.
Peach Rum Jam: Peaches, Sugar, Pectin, Light Rum Rodger J. Beatty, St. Catharines, ON
Peach Bourbon Jam Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Apricot Florian & Jody Boehm, Paris, ON
Apricot Amaretto Jam: Apricots, Sugar, Pectin, Ama Rodger J. Beatty, St. Catharines, ON
Peach Jam Made with Local 'Harrow Fair' Peaches Laurie Smith, Windsor, ON
Nectarine Jam with Rosemary (nectarines) Jamie Lupton, Mississauga, ON
Rhubarb, Strawberry, and Vanilla Bean Jam Charlotte Thomsen, Kitchener, ON
Red Currant Rhubarb Jam Well Preserved Farm, Toronto, ON
Plum Jam with 5-Spice (Plums, Green Apple, Lemon) Jamie Lupton, Mississauga, ON
Red Apriots, Sugar, and Lavender David Myles, Toronto, ON
Grandma Marg's Peach Jam (w/Peaches,Orange&Cherry) Michaela McLean, Toronto, ON
Sweet Cherry Jam: Cherries, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Al Rodger J. Beatty, St. Catharines, ON
Sweet Cherry Jam Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Plum Sugar David Myles, Toronto, ON
Mixed Berry. Kourtney Avery, Lunenburg, ON
Warm Peach Jam Jo-Anne Pulfer, Tottenham, ON
Apricot Jam Red Ribbon Livestock, Guelph, ON
Peach Ashley Lannigan, Toronto, ON
Cherry Rhubarb Jam Well Preserved Farm, Toronto, ON