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2015 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community

Oktoberfest Show Champions and Reserve Champions

Fresh Fruits: Martha Hauver (White Hale Peaches); Reserve Champion—Robert
Black (Plums); Fresh Vegetables: Brian Harbaugh (Onions); Reserve Champion—
Buck Reed Roxanna Lambert (Scallop Squash); Home Products Display: Charlotte Dutton;
The Supermarket Gourmet Reserve Champion—Roxanna Lambert; Canned Fruit: Carolyn Hahn (Whole
Red Cherries); Reserve Champion—Carolyn Hahn (Pears); Canned Vegetables:
Ann Welty (Rhubarb); Reserve Champion—Carolyn Hahn (Whole Green Beans);
Jellies & Preserves: Denise Shriver (Peach Jelly); Reserve Champion—Denise
Fall brings us a number of wine sauce and vegetables is another Shriver (Apricot Preserves); Pickles: JoAnne Fuss (Vegetable Relish); Reserve
festivals, but few are as food-centric great choice. Don’t forget the Champion—Deborah Howd (Other – Pickled Asparagus); Meat (Canned): Ann
as a popular one started in Munich sausages, which can be purchased Welty (Spare Ribs); Reserve Champion—Pauline McAfee (Canned Tenderloin);
and carried on for 205 years: at Wegman’s. I like the traditional Home Cured Meats: Robert McAfee (Ham); Reserve Champion—Catoctin FFA
Oktoberfest. Started as a celebration weisswurst, but, of course, bratwurst Alumni (Ham); Baked Products: Cake: Michelle Troast (German Chocolate
for the king’s wedding, it now boasts is also a great go-to as well. Cake); Reserve Champion—Maxine Troxell (Hummingbird Cake); Honorable
being the world’s largest folk festival. Now let’s talk sauerkraut. If Mention Cake—Burall Brothers Scholarship—Maxine Troxell (Sponge Cake);
This year, they are expecting 7.5 you don’t like your family, cuisine Bread: Maxine Troxell (Onion Bread); Reserve Champion—Maxine Troxell
million visitors to the weeklong in general, or the world as a (Fruit & Nut Bread–Spiced Pear); Pie: Deborah Howd (Pecan Pie); Reserve
celebration—last year, about that whole, then by all means take the Champion—Deborah Howd (French Apple Pie); Sugar Free: Roxanna Lambert
many liters of beer were consumed, sauerkraut out of the can, heat it up, (Diabetic Bread); Catherine Miller (Peach Pie); Gluten Free Baked Product:
making it the biggest beer-drinking and serve it. But if you want to turn Sharon Lewis (Gluten Free Fudge Cake); Reserve Champion—Sharon Lewis
event of the year. But food is that mess into something divine, then (Pecan Pie); Sewing: Patricia Lipscomb (Misc. Items – Tatted Items); Reserve
as big a part of this festival as follow these quick instructions: (1) Champion—Janet Jewell (Quilt – Handmade and Machine – wool applique
the beer, as each tent has a full Pour contents into a colander; (2) by hand); Flowers & Plants: Roxanna Lambert (Side Table Arrangement);
kitchen attached and almost all of Rinse contents with beer or cider; Reserve Champion—Roxanna Lambert (Hanging Flowering Potted Plant); Arts,
them have a specialty dish. In all, (3) Place in cooking vessel; (4) Add Painting & Drawings: Charlotte Dutton (Other Painting – painted tile); Reserve
500,000 chickens will be grilled or something to it: chopped pimentos, Champion—Jackson Steinly (Charcoal Drawing); Crafts: Thomas Horvat
roasted and over 100 oxen will be finely chopped onions, caraway seeds (Woodburning); Jack Hymiller (Misc. Craft – Pumpkin Minions); Photography:
consumed, along with 50,000 pig (my favorite), mustard…..just add Kenneth Trout (Color Photo – Sports); Reserve Champion—Gina McCracken
knuckles, 200,000 pairs of various something for sauerkraut sake; and (Color Picture – Animal/Pets); Corn: Brian D. Glass (Hybrid Corn); Reserve
sausages (Weisswurst being the most (5) Cook as desired (I prefer with Champion—Brian Glass (Best Single Ear); Small Grain & Seeds: Rodman Myers
popular), and 80,000 liters of wine bratwurst, covered and roasted). (Shelled Corn); Reserve Champion—Preston Clark (Soybeans); Eggs: Audrey
and 30,000 bottles of champagne. The following are also some Downs (Brown Eggs); Reserve Champion—Audrey Downs (White Eggs); Nuts:
It should be noted that modern great choices for German sausages: Jen Sayler (Shellbarks); Reserve Champion—Edward Hahn (English Walnuts);
mathematics has no apparent way Weisswurst (traditional Bavarian Rabbit: Olivia Dutton Poultry (Breeding Rabbits and Offspring); Reserve
of counting how many warm, salty sausage made from veal and Champion—Laura Dutton (Breeding Male); Dairy: Joseph Hubbard (Ayrshire
pretzels are consumed at this event, fresh pork bacon); Bratwurst Calf); Reserve Champion—Dylan Moser (Brown Swiss Calf); Dairy Goats:
but a gazillion has been thrown out (means “farmers’ sausage,” made Olivia Dutton—(Milking Yearling); Reserve Champion—Rose Froelich (five-
there. primarily from pork and can be year-old Doe); Hay: Dalton Sayler (Mixed Hay); Reserve Champion—Dalton
Frederick has two notable fresh or smoked); Blutwurst (blood Sayler (Alfalfa Hay); Straw: Dalton Sayler (Barley Straw); Reserve Champion—
festivals. The first one, sponsored by sausages—worst public relations guy Steve Strickhouser (Oat Straw); Junior Department: Caroline Clarke (Sewing);
the Rotary, is on the first weekend ever—come in many varieties, served Reserve Champion—Hannah Hurley (Other Garden Item – Cabbage); Junior
of October at the fairgrounds; and both hot and cold; Frankfurter (these Department Baked Product: Hoyt Sayler (Peanut Butter Fudge); Reserve
the second one is Oktoberfest at are hot dogs made only with pork Champion—Madison Ott (Sour Cream Pound Cake); Youth Department:
Schifferstadt on October 17-18. Both or beef and love. The natural casing Stephanie Freniere (Recycled Material picture); Reserve Champion—Justin
have great music, great beers, and gives this sausage that distinct crisp McAfee (Metal Craft – Boot Rack); Youth Department Baked Product: Justin
some authentic German food. snap); Knockwurst (these thick McAfee (Apple Pie); Reserve Champion–Ray Martin, IV (Black Walnut Chiffon
However, if you want to cook smoked sausages are made of pork with Vanilla Glaze); Beef: Samantha Bentz; Reserve Champion–Brittnee Brown;
your own little Bavarian feast, there and veal and have a strong garlic Sheep: Ashley McAfee; Reserve Champion–Caroline Clark; Swine: Ashley
are more than a few options to go flavor); Bierwurst (originally from Lescalleet; Reserve Champion—Wyatt Davis; Market Goat: Laura Dutton;
with. First off, there is German Bavaria, with a heavy garlic flavor Reserve Champion—Kendra Keeney; Decorated Animal Contest: Olivia Dutton
grilled chicken, of which every tent and dark red color, heavily seasoned (Goat); Reserve Champion—Laura Dutton (Goat); Pet Show: Debbie Harbaugh
has a version. Roast beef with a red with spices and brotherhood). (Dog); Reserve Champion—Dan Kulczak (Dog).
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