Fabulous Fruit Pie Bake-off
inside the Coopersville Farm Museum
Saturday, August 13, 2011
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Are you the best cook in town? Let the people judge
whether or not yours is the best around!
Votes cost 2/$1 or 12/$5 (includes taste of pie)
Limited to 20 participants - $10 registration ends August 6, 2011.
$20 Late registration accepted until August 12, 2011.
NO on site registration the day of the event.
(See Rules & Regulations for details of the event)
Rules, forms, and registration information may be requested
by calling or stopping by the Coopersville Farm Museum.
Walking
Tacos and
assorted
lunch items
are also
available
from
McGovern’s
Catering at
the Farm
Museum
Have some ice cream (with your pie) and sit back and watch the
people go by! Awning out in front of the Coopersville Farm
Museum includes places to sit and rest under a canopy.
*Crazy Ladies is the name of the Quilting Circle at CFM.
Coopersville Farm Museum
PO Box 64, 375 Main Street
Coopersville, MI 49404
[email protected]
www.coopersvillefarmmuseum.org
(616) 997-8555
*Contact LeeAnn Creager, Director
at extension 14 for more information.
All proceeds help support the Coopersville Farm
Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
keeping things happening in the community!
Fabulous Fruit Pie Bake-off
August 13, 2011
Ask a business to
sponsor your table,
they may cover the cost
of ingredients for you
too!
Pies must be ready
to serve at 10:00 am.
Fruit Pie Bake-off Registration
All interested parties are required to complete and submit a signed copy of Rules and Registration form along with the required non-refundable entry fee by August 6, 2011.
The event will be limited to the first 20 entries on a first come, first registered basis.
Registration fee per contestant/team is $10.00
Late registration will be accepted through August 12, 2011 with a non-refundable fee of $20.
Space is limited. NO on-site registrations will be accepted.
Group or organization: _________________________________________________
Contact Person: _________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________City: ____________ Zip: ____________
Phone numbers: _______________________________________________________________
Email address: ________________________________________________________________
Enclosed Entry Fee: $_____________
Mail completed form and registration fee to:
Coopersville Farm Museum
Fabulous Fruit Pie Bake-off Registration
PO Box 64
Coopersville, MI 49404
Additional information may be obtained by contacting LeeAnn Creager at
(616) 997-8555 ext. 14 or [email protected]
Signature required on back...over, please
Rules & Regulations
Fabulous Fruit Pie Bake-off
Coopersville Farm Museum
August 13, 2011
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Official signed registration forms must be received with a non-refundable $10.00 entry fee by August 6, 2011. All registration
is in advance of the event. Late registration will be accepted with a non-refundable $20.00 registration fee through August 12,
2011. Space is limited. There will be no on-site registration the day of the event.
A contestant may consist of up to two people: one to dispense pie into tasting cups and one to serve the public.
Each team must provide 4 or more pies, with fruit as one of the ingredients. MORE than 4 pies is highly recommended (no
maximum). If you run out of pie before noon, you will be disqualified, and will not receive a refund.
One six foot table will be provided per team. Teams must provide their own table covering.
Set up of your assigned area must be complete and pie ready to serve to official judges by 10:00 a.m. Entrants may begin setting
up at 8:00 a.m.
Appropriate “themed” decoration of your table and related costuming is encouraged.
The Coopersville Farm Museum will provide an assigned table, sample cups, tasting spoons, tickets, and a ballet box for each
team.
Pies must be made from scratch off site and brought on site the day of the bake-off. Each contestant must provide at least three
pies, but no more than six, to be judged by the public.
A list of ingredients used to make the your pies must be displayed to the public. Quantities do not need to be included.
Contestants will provide multiple sets of utensils to be changed out in the event of contamination. Utensils should be kept in the
pie pan or other sanitary container.
The Coopersville Farm Museum will provide a limited number of buckets containing sanitizing solution for cleaning work surfaces and spills.
All food, equipment and utensils must be stored at least six inches off the floor and protected from contamination.
No bare hand contact with food is allowed. REMINDER: Contestants MUST wash their hands after using toilet facilities,
coughing/sneezing, and before entering work station.
All food-handling personnel shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness by wearing clean outer garments and hair restraints (cap, hat, or hair net).
At the discretion of a representative from the Ottawa County Health Department or a Coopersville Farm Museum director, participants may be required to taste their own pie prior to serving or at anytime during the event.
All food must be covered when not in use to protect it from customer handling, coughing, sneezing, or other contamination.
No smoking, eating, or drinking will be allowed by people handling food while in the work area.
No non-working, unauthorized person will be allowed behind the tables or in the work areas.
All personal belongings must be stored in a designated area away from food, equipment, utensils, etc.
No deliberate sabotage to another contestant or their entry will be tolerated and such an act will lead to disqualification without a
refund.
Firearms, explosives, or other pyrotechnics will not be allowed on the premises.
Contestants agree that all money(s) collected will be donated to the Coopersville Farm Museum, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization hosting the event.
Contestants must remain at their work stations until at least 1:00 pm and must remove all food from work station when leaving.
Voting ends at 1:00 pm (may be extended to 1:15pm) and ballots will be collected by Coopersville Farm Museum director or
other authorized representative of the Coopersville Farm Museum.
Contestants must clear all food, equipment, utensils, and personal belongings from their work stations by 2:00 pm.
The following Awards & Trophies will be presented at 1:30 pm inside the Coopersville Farm Museum:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd People’s Choice Award plus Trophy
Best Decorated Table (Director’s Choice) (Trophy only)
Royal Highness Award (Determined by local Royalty) (Trophy only)
Please sign and return with entry form and registration fee. PO Box 64, Coopersville, 49404
I, ___________________________, have read the above listed rules and regulations for the 2011 Fabulous Fruit
Pie Bake-off and agree to abide by them.
Date: _______________________