The booklet will describe why pie contests matter today, the history of pie (from ancient Egyptian and Greek pies to legendary Midwestern state fair pie contests), and the anatomy of a Pie
Contest (instructions for how to organize; suggested pie contest themes, such as heirloom family recipes and ugly 1960s Jell-O Pies). It will also contain the rules for contestants (no
store-bought crusts), rules for judges (you must taste with an open heart), categories of pie (berry, fruit, nut, custard, savory—with criteria for judging each type), and varieties of crust
and special dough treatments (decorative leaves, latticework, crumb, etc.—with criteria for judging each type). Also included in the kit are: • Sheet to Track Pie Contest Entries (name, type of
pie, designated number) • Numbered Pie Toppers on toothpicks (so judges don’t know whose pie is whose) • Pie Scorecards (rating taste, texture, crust, filling, appearance, creativity) • Pie
Judge Badges • Prize Ribbons for Pie Contest Winners
