- Field pumpkin
- Field squash
- Apples
- Grapes
- Crab apples
- Carrots, longer than 5"
- Carrots, shorter than 5"
- Green peppers
- Red peppers
- Jalapenos
- Other hot pepper (chili peppers)
- Pears
- Parsley
- Display of 3 herbs (spearmint, thyme and Cuban oregano)
- Marigolds, smaller than 2"
- Marigolds, larger than 2"
- Echinacea flowers
- Dill pickles
- Bread and butter pickles
- 9 day pickles
- Icicle pickles
- Dill beans
- Pickled beets
- Blueberry jam
- Crab apple jelly
- Honey, light coloured
- Maple syrup, extra light and light coloured
- Display of honey products
- Tea biscuits
- Tomato soup cake
- Berry honey wine
- Apple cider
- Ale
- Lager
- Aloe vera plant
- Miniature tomatoes
- Samples of beeswax
Lots of entries, huh? It took us a ton of time to pull it all together, and to package and label everything. Luckily my mom was able to come over and she helped a lot. She did the flower arranging for us and I must say all that of our flower entries look mighty fine. She also helped me with my honey display which now looks much, much better. I think we might have some winners here!
Since we submitted in both carrot categories, it required me to pick all of the carrots remaining in our gardens.
As such I had a carrot surplus and was able to make roasted carrot, squash and pumpkin soup. The great thing about this is it made a bunch extra so I could stock the freezer with this hearty meal to pull out on a snowy winter day. I am thinking maybe for lunch on Christmas day after my annual afternoon snowshoeing excursion.
We will report back on the outcome of the fair on Monday's post. Keep your fingers crossed for us! In the meantime, we will be enjoying our roasted carrot soup with some fresh homemade bread. Hopefully, you are having something healthy and delicious for lunch today too!
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