Specials for the 2024 Pickling Amateur Competiton include:
Premier Pickling Exhibitor (Amateur)
One winner will be selected from among all Pickling entries ( Amateur), whose entries in the pickle classes earn the highest cumulative number of points based on the Points Scale above. Exhibitors from both sections are eligible for the award, and it is not necessary that they compete in all classes. Youth classes do not accumulate points towards the Premier Piclking Exhibitor Award. Tie-Breaker: In case of a points tie, the person with the most firsts or seconds, etc. will be the Premier Pickling Exhibitor.
Prize Money: $100
Judges' Choice Pickling Award
One winner will be selected from all first place entries (both Amateur and Professional) by the competition judges. Selection is based on the specific pickle product's quality, taste, apperance, as well as the reciepe's creativity and uniqueness - those elements that, in the judges' view, create a "Best Of Show" for Pickling.
Prize Money: $50
Misc.Savoury Pickles (Other Than Cucumber)
Single or mixture of vegetable(s) and/or fruit pieces, other than cucumber
Pickled Garlic Scapes Premier Pickling Exhibitor - Amateur Caroline Loucks, Toronto, ON
Spiced Pickled Carrots Jo-Anne Pulfer, Tottenham, ON
Bread & Butter Zucchini Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
A Family Recipe Made For Decades Barb Bowes, Toronto, ON
Pickled Sweet Peppers Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Pickled Cherry Tomatoes Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Pickled Beets Janine Peck, Midhurst, ON
Pickled Curried Cauliflower & Peppers Janine Peck, Midhurst, ON
Dill Carrots South Malahide 4=H Pickle Club, Aylmer, ON
Pickled Beets Allan Jones, Toronto, ON
Sweet Dill Carrots Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
Pickled Watermelon Rind Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
Stewed Tomatillos Caroline Loucks, Toronto, ON
Pickled Baby Carrots with Peppers and Oregano Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Bread and Butter Pickles Florian & Jody Boehm, Paris, ON