The 62 Annual Mt. Zion Ox Roast was held at the Mt. Zion Community Park on Saturday, August 27th. The annual event didn’t disappoint with juicy roast beef sandwiches and all the homemade fixin’s and garden goodness. The very well attended event was a prime place for county candidates to meet the voters and allow them to get to know them
Three County Candidates, Jim Hughes, Jacob McCumbers and Craig Arthur put their tasting talents to work by judging the Pie Contest and the items in the Country Fair. All three took those jobs VERY serious as the pondered their picking and made the final decisions as a team.
Pie Contest
Lilly Perkins won the Pie Baking Contest with her Homemade (all by herself) Apple Pie. The second and Third place ribbons were awarded to her grandmother, Sandy Weaver for her peach and blueberry pies. The pies were judge for their crust color, overall appearance, filling and taste.
Ox Roast Country Fair
The Rich Sweetness melons were grown by the White family in their Mt. Zion garden with seeds imported from Greece. The baseball size melons was originally from the Soviet Union, but were known in Europe as the Pocket Melon. They were carried in their pockets for their scent value, much like a cologne. Their aroma and taste is a cross between a honeydew and canteloupe. Their uniqueness to the fair was what won their place as champion
Second place was awarded to Debbie Jones for her Greenbeans, and Third place was awarded to Lily and Jule Perkins for their Zuchinni.
Winners in the Handcrafted category was Martha Weaver won 1st place for her bear blanket, she also won 2nd place for her scarf, and David Bowen placed third with his Wood Desk Box.
In the home canned foods, Debbie Jones won all three categories, 1st place for her Green Tomatoes, 2nd place for her Tomato Juice and 3rd place for her stewed tomatoes.
Anita West won 1st place for her pickles, and Debbie Jones won 2nd place for Amish Cole Slaw and 3rd place for her Spanish Rice.
Anita West won all three place awards for Jelly: 1st for Mullberry, 2nd for Elderberry and 3rd for Peach.
For more photos of the day scroll left and right on the album below:
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