Welcome to the 2024 Pickling Competition hosted by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair!
2024 Pickling Professional Competition Results Coming Soon...
Specials for the 2024 Pickling Professional Competiton include:
Premier Pickling Exhibitor (Professional)
One winner will be selected from among all Pickling entries (Professional), 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
Dill (Cucumber) Pickles
Dill Pickles Premier Pickling Exhibitor - Professional Wendy Mahoney, Warkworth, ON
Whole Dill Pickles Joanne Holt, Guelph, ON
Cucumbers, Dill, Salt, Mustard Seed, Garlic, Bay The White Squirrel Bakery Inc, Exeter, ON
Sweet (Cucumber) Pickles
(Cucumbers and/or other fruits or vegetables)
Icicle Pickles - Cucumbers Wendy Mahoney, Warkworth, ON
Cucumber Onions The White Squirrel Bakery Inc, Exeter, ON
9 Day Pickles Joanne Holt, Guelph, ON
Misc. Savoury Pickles Other Than Cucumber
Single or mixture of vegetable(s) and/or fruit pieces, other than cucumber
Honey Mustard Pickled Carrots Rogue Farms, Toronto, ON