Welcome to the 2025 Pickling Competition hosted by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!
Specials for the 2025 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. 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 Beets Twisted Tarts, Georgetown, ON
cucumbers, pearl onions, cauliflower Denise Minns, Georgina, ON
Citron Melon Pickles Caroline Loucks, Toronto, ON
Sweet Pickled Peppers Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Bread and Butter Jalapeno Pickles Brenda Bebbington, Caledon, ON
Mexican Pickled Carrots Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
Bread & Butter Brussels Craig Steven, St. Thomas, ON
Pickled Beets Allan Jones, Toronto, ON
Butternut Squash Pickles Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Jamaican Escovitch Pickle Barclays Wine Jelly, Toronto, ON
Classic Jardiniere Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Pickled Beets Mary Ann Dower, Orillia, ON
Baby Carrots with Peppers and Oregano Joe Bush, Toronto, ON
Pickled Garlic Scapes Caroline Loucks, Toronto, ON