A collection of delicious recipes features the best of American cuisine from the prize-winning cooks of the nation's state fairs and includes a listing of blue ribbon winners, a metric measurement conversion chart, and much more.

Make the best prize winning cakes in your own home for family and friends. Packed with proven, authentic, home-style recipes that tingle the taste buds and turn out perfectly every time. The County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Cookbooks will be new essentials in your recipe collection. Each recipe was gathered from blue ribbon or grand prize winners at county and state fairs across the country. They've impressed the judges; now, they'll impress your friends! Over 50 delicious recipes fill this book with distinctive cakes that will surely be a hit. Try these cake recipes, which just might turn out to be family favorites, and something you'll be proud to bring to potlucks and other gatherings. Beware however, you might become 'known' for your special cake. There are cupcakes, bundt cakes, coffee cakes, and much more to discover. If you are looking to enter a cake into a county fair competition, consider using some of these proven cake recipes. Collect all of the cookbooks in this series for seriously good food. From pies to salads; sweet treats to casseroles; and cookies to main entrees, you can cook like a blue ribbon prizewinner!"

County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Pie Cookbook Bake the best pies ever, that you will be proud to serve to your friends and family. The County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Cookbooks series will be new essentials in your cookbook collection. Each recipe was gathered from blue ribbon or grand prize winners at county and state fairs across the country. They've impressed the judges; now, they'll impress your friends! Over 60 mouth-watering pie recipes fill this book that will surely be a hit. Beware however, you might become 'known' for your pie baking skills at potlucks and other gatherings. Not only are there classic fruit pies (with their 'secret ingredient') to be found here, look for others like Sho-Fly pie, frozen pies, tarts, cream pies, savory meat pies, and modern pies Grandma never heard about. If you are looking to enter a pie into a county fair competition, consider using these proven pie recipes. Collect all of the cookbooks in this series for seriously good food. From pies to salads; sweet treats to casseroles; and cookies to main entrées, you can cook like a blue ribbon prizewinner! This is the third book of the series, get yours now. 118 pages

* Showcases close to 80 Blue Ribbon-winning recipes from across America's state and county fairs, covering all manner of homemade pies and cakes, jams and jellies, pickles, preserves, and sweets, from the classic apple pie to the unique wild foraged preserve, the chokecherry jelly* Lists the ingredients that should be in every pantry, a set of standard recipes, plus a state-by-state breakdown* Lush full-color photography by Liza Gershman, showcasing the county fair culture and atmosphere, the people with whom she interviewed, and some of the vintage ephemera unique to each regionThe all-American state and county fair tradition is not all carnies, corn dogs, cotton candy, and apple pie. The fair is a place for communities to come together and share some of the most meaningful moments in life. It's an important institution that evokes affection and nostalgia and has helped to define many of the great American ideals for small towns and rural life, the purebred and homegrown. Liza Gershman's book is a visual feast -- it's jam-packed with the images, stories, and voices of the folk and tight-knit communities who celebrate this unique slice of Americana each year. These pages are beautifully illustrated throughout with stunning color photographs of vintage and retro ephemera, and showcased here are close to 80 nostalgic classic Blue Ribbon-winning recipes from across America's heartland. What's not to love about homemade pies and cakes, jams and jellies, pickles, preserves, and sweets! The County Fair weaves together a celebration of classic, prize-winning regional specialties, secret tips for stocking your pantry, and the legacy of an American institution.

Make the best award-winning food in your own home for family and friends. Packed with proven, authentic, home-style recipes that tingle the taste buds and turn out perfectly every time. The County Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Cookbooks will be new essentials in your recipe collection. Each recipe was gathered from blue ribbon or grand prize winners at county and state fairs across the country. They've impressed the judges; now, they'll impress your friends! Over 100 delicious recipes fill this book with main dishes, casseroles, vegetable fares, salads and soups. Never run out of ideas for what to make for dinner. Collect all of the books in the series for seriously good food. From pies to salads; sweet treats to casseroles; and cookies to main entr�es, you can cook like a blue ribbon prizewinner! This is the first book of the series, get yours now.

Blue Ribbon Preserves features the award-winning recipes, canning tips, and methods for making preserves that have made Linda J. Amendt one of the top prize-winning cooks in the nation. This handy and helpful volume explains how to make the finest jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, conserves, butters, curds, fruit, vegetables, juices, sauces, pickles, vinegars, syrups, and specialty preserves. Plus, it has a complete canning guide with the latest methods and safety precautions.

Nearly 1,000 crowd-pleasing and award-winning recipes presented in an easy, step-by-step format to ensure success for anyone-even beginners. More than just a comprehensive cookbook, The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook contains easy-to-follow techniques and detailed explanations that ensure success. Chapters include every type of food, from soups and stews to pies and tarts, and recipes range from traditional favorites to more contemporary dishes such as Fresh Pear Salad with Ginger Dressing and Rosemary Chicken with Red Raspberry Sauce. What makes this book so special is not just the large number of recipes but also the amount of indispensable information that it contains. An Amazon reviewer explains the book best: "After 16 years of marriage, I was still not able to make some of the dishes my husband's mom did. I never quite got it right. I can now! In her book, Diane taught me the basics of cooking from scratch and now I receive the highest compliment--As Good as Mom's and Grandma's."