Blue Ribbon Winners

A collection of delicious recipes features the best of American cuisine from the prize-winning cooks of the nation's state fairs and includes a listing of blue ribbon winners, a metric measurement conversion chart, and much more.

A source book for over 45,000 winners of 1,200 American and international awards.

Blue Ribbon Preserves features the award-winning recipes, canning tips, and methods for making preserves that have made Linda J. Amendt one of the top prize-winning cooks in the nation. This handy and helpful volume explains how to make the finest jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, conserves, butters, curds, fruit, vegetables, juices, sauces, pickles, vinegars, syrups, and specialty preserves. Plus, it has a complete canning guide with the latest methods and safety precautions.

Each of the 40 extraordinary hand-crocheted afghans displayed here in magnificent photos is a blue-ribbon winner, and you can recreate these wonderful items at home, thanks to the patterns, detail shots, and instructions provided in "Blue Ribbon Afghans from America's State Fairs." Scattered throughout the text are fun facts about the fairs, along with new and vintage photos

County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Pie Cookbook Bake the best pies ever, that you will be proud to serve to your friends and family. The County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Cookbooks series will be new essentials in your cookbook collection. Each recipe was gathered from blue ribbon or grand prize winners at county and state fairs across the country. They've impressed the judges; now, they'll impress your friends! Over 60 mouth-watering pie recipes fill this book that will surely be a hit. Beware however, you might become 'known' for your pie baking skills at potlucks and other gatherings. Not only are there classic fruit pies (with their 'secret ingredient') to be found here, look for others like Sho-Fly pie, frozen pies, tarts, cream pies, savory meat pies, and modern pies Grandma never heard about. If you are looking to enter a pie into a county fair competition, consider using these proven pie recipes. Collect all of the cookbooks in this series for seriously good food. From pies to salads; sweet treats to casseroles; and cookies to main entrées, you can cook like a blue ribbon prizewinner! This is the third book of the series, get yours now. 118 pages

Bursting with a stunning array of both sweet and savory preserves, salsas, jams, jellies, pickles, meats, sauces, vegetables, butters and more, this definitive guide will become the last word on canning techniques for those who are interested in the art, science and secrets of preserving seasonal bounties. Detailed instructions for complying with the USDA guide for safe canning are featured and the user-friendly recipes are clearly written and easy to follow, making this a valuable resource for both novice and experienced canners alike.

Collects more than one hundred prize-winning recipes for jams, preserves, pickles, vegetables, fruit, and more, that celebrate the American traditions of preserved food and state fairs, and includes information on canning techniques and equipment.