Welcome to the 2025 Jams & Jellies Competition hosted by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!
Specials for the 2025 Jams & Jellies Professional Competiton include:
Premier Jam / Jelly Exhibitor - Professional
One winner will be selected from the Professional Section, whose entries earned the highest cumulative number of points. 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
Savory Jam or Jelly
(i.e. herb, pepper, etc.)
Red Pepper Jelly Wendy Mahoney, Warkworth, ON
Hot 4 Pepper Jelly Walker's Country Market, Niagara On The Lake, ON
Red Pepper Jelly Meadowcroft Estate, Chatham, ON
Red Pepper Jelly Milton Food Co, Milton, ON
Strawberry, Basil Fabia Zampieron, St. Catharines, ON
Jalapeño Strawberry Jam- Strawberries, Jalapeño Pe Gryphon Ridge Highlands, Niagara On The Lake, ON
Garlic Brewer Jam Malty and Hoppy Delicacy, Toronto, ON
Haskap Berries - Red Pepper Jelly Arana Orchards, New Liskeard, ON
Rosemary Jelly- Fresh Rosemary Gryphon Ridge Highlands, Niagara On The Lake, ON
Black Garlic Jelly Salt + Mustard, Toronto, ON
red peppers, scotched bonnet peppers Scorched Bonnets, Pickering, ON
Blueberry Lavender Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON
Red pepper jelly Joanne Holt, ON - Wellington, Guelph, ON
Pepper Jelly Over the Hill Farm & Gardens, Ontario, ON
Summer Burn Sassy Roots Sauces, Little Britain, ON