The NW Washington Fair here is always a lot of fun. In today's
paper there is a story about one woman who wins tons of blue ribbons
for her baking and canning.

There is also a very yummy sounding blue ribbon winning coffe cake
recipe.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010...to-defend.html

One of the things have around here in abundance is berries. This
time of year is berry heaven.

On Aug 13, 8:38*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> The NW Washington Fair here is *always a lot of fun. * In today's
> paper there is a story about one woman who wins tons of blue ribbons
> for her baking and canning.
>
> There is also a very yummy sounding blue ribbon winning coffe cake
> recipe.
>
> http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010...hen-diva-retur...
>
> One of the things have around here in abundance is berries. * This
> time of year is berry heaven.

I posted this before I saw Barb's thread!!!!

Congratulations Barb!!! our very own Blue Ribbon Diva!!!

On Aug 13, 8:38*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> The NW Washington Fair here is *always a lot of fun. * In today's
> paper there is a story about one woman who wins tons of blue ribbons
> for her baking and canning.
>
> There is also a very yummy sounding blue ribbon winning coffe cake
> recipe.
>
> http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010...hen-diva-retur...
>
> One of the things have around here in abundance is berries. * This
> time of year is berry heaven.

Do you "Do the Puyallup"?

On Aug 13, 9:50*am, merryb > wrote:
> On Aug 13, 8:38*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > The NW Washington Fair here is *always a lot of fun. * In today's
> > paper there is a story about one woman who wins tons of blue ribbons
> > for her baking and canning.
>
> > There is also a very yummy sounding blue ribbon winning coffe cake
> > recipe.
>
> >http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010...hen-diva-retur...
>
> > One of the things have around here in abundance is berries. * This
> > time of year is berry heaven.
>
> Do you "Do the Puyallup"?

No, I've never been to that one. It is pretty far South of me. I'm
up near the Canadian border.

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>,
ImStillMags > wrote:

> On Aug 13, 8:38*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> > The NW Washington Fair here is *always a lot of fun. * In today's
> > paper there is a story about one woman who wins tons of blue ribbons
> > for her baking and canning.
> >
> > There is also a very yummy sounding blue ribbon winning coffe cake
> > recipe.
> >
> > http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010...hen-diva-retur...
> >
> > One of the things have around here in abundance is berries. * This
> > time of year is berry heaven.
>
> I posted this before I saw Barb's thread!!!!
>
> Congratulations Barb!!! our very own Blue Ribbon Diva!!!

At the Minnesota State Fair, there are two grand poohbahs, one for
baking, The Queen of the Kitchen; and one for canning, the Prestigious
Processor of the Pantry. Lame names if you ask me, but all in good fun.

First time I won the PPP, I was taken quite aback‹I'd not given the
possibility any thought. The next year (I think it was the next year)
there was a tie in points (they award 3 points for blue, 2 for red, 1
for white). To break the tie they added the scores on our individual
scoresheets for our entries. I believe the total was 1167 (mine) to
1171 (hers). LOL!! What's that? Less than one-tenth of one percent
difference, I think. Makes a great story.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of
St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew;
sometimes in a pickle."
Where are my pearls, Honey?