DC State Fair

It's not the Iowa State Fair. There is no life size cow sculpted in butter, and there aren't any pig races. But, for a city without any agriculture except for backyard and community gardens, the first DC State Fair got off to a great start. There was a photography contest, largest and strangest looking vegetable competition and contests for home brew, cupcakes, pickles, jam and pie. I had to enter Blueberry Jam, Cinnamon Peach Jam, Bread & Butter Pickles and Sour Cherry-Peach Pie.



To be honest, I didn't think there would be much competition. How many folks in DC actually make jam and pickles? But folks did come out -- dozens of them -- and my jam and plain old pickles (pickled peaches won the blue ribbon) didn't place. I admit I was a bit bummed out and didn't really feel like sticking it out in the heat for the pie judging.

So imagine my surprise when my pie won first place! Slices were sold off for donations to the DC State Fair so this is all that was left of it. The lead judge and sponsor of the competition, Fat Man After Dark, told me my pie was the only one he gave a perfect score. I'm so proud!