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Article: To make apple pie a winner
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2000
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To make apple pie a winner, mix in a helping of creativity
By SYLVIA RECTOR
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Sunday, September 24, 2000
If you think one apple pie is pretty much like another, drop by
the Michigan State Fair's Michigan Apple Pie Contest sometime.
Among this year's 17 entries were a rectangular apple pie, an
upside-down apple pie, single-crust pies and double-crust pies, pies
topped with streusel or nuts or crumbs, thin pies and double-deep
ones, one made like a stuffed pizza and another whose crust framed a
map of Michigan.
Creativity counted: The rules gave up to 10 points each for
appearance and originality.
Crust was worth 30 points. A good crust should be flaky, have good
color ...