Baked goods auction draws a large crowd
Bob Buxton shows the crowd one of the delicious cakes available at the Baked Goods Auction at the Coshocton County Fair on Sept. 30. All of the food items that were judged earlier that day, including cakes, breads, muffins and cookies, were sold that evening. The ribbon-winning items from each class were auctioned off by Greg Rice with the proceeds being split between the exhibitor and the Art Hall. (Jen Jones)
The Rotary Pavilion was full Friday evening, Sept. 30, for the baked goods auction at the Coshocton County Fair. Items auctioned off included all of the baked goods classes that were judged earlier in the day. All ribbons winners were auctioned off by Greg Rice.
Cakes, muffins, breads, cookies and candy were for sale and the competition was steep for some of the items. All proceeds from the auction are split between the person who made the food and the art hall to be used for improvements in the building. The next project for the hall is to paint, now that the roof has been replaced.
Terri Lewis and her daughter, Mindi Duncan, have been entering baked items for about four years. Lewis was at the auction Friday evening to see how much each of their ribbon winning treats sold for. “We have each won a best of show before, but never in the same year. This year, we have three best of show between us.” Lewis said it’s fun competing against her daughter. “We used to bake everything at her house, but we ran out of room.”
Lewis is excited about how well she and Duncan placed this year. Lewis had 14 ribbon winning items in the auction, including her best of show zucchini bread and best of show dinner rolls. Duncan earned a best of show for her banana bread and had nine items in the auction. “Some of the classes we enter are the same, but not all,” said Lewis.
She also said she watched the judging of the baked foods Friday morning. “It’s fun to watch.”
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