{"id":106836,"date":"2025-07-05T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=106836"},"modified":"2025-07-05T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:57:00","slug":"berkshire-blueberry-and-book-festival-announces-bake-off-mark-your-calendar-for-july-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2025\/07\/05\/berkshire-blueberry-and-book-festival-announces-bake-off-mark-your-calendar-for-july-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Blueberry and Book Festival announces Bake-Off; Mark your calendar for July 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Blueberry Season will be here soon, and so will Berkshire\u2019s Blueberry and Book Festival, taking place around the library and throughout town in Berkshire, N.Y. Part of the festival that everyone raves about is the festival\u2019s Bake-Off. Do you have a great blueberry recipe that everyone raves about?&nbsp;Then this contest is for you!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is a non-professional baking contest. Entries will be scored on appearance, texture, taste, and creativity. There will be three categories: 1) blueberry pies, 2) blueberry muffins and coffee cakes, and 3) baked blueberry desserts such as crumbles, crunches, buckles, brown betty, etc. Prizes and ribbons will be awarded in each category and division, as well as a best in show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Registration forms are available at&nbsp;www.berkshirefreelibrary.org&nbsp;or the Berkshire Free Library at 12519 State Route 38 in Berkshire.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a $10 fee per item entry and can be paid by check made out to the&nbsp; Berkshire Free Library, or the fee can be paid by clicking on the donation box at the bottom of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirefreelibrary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All forms are due no later than Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Please send your forms to: <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Amanda Smith, 35 Dutcher Rd., Freeville, N.Y. 13068, or drop them off at the Berkshire Library. For more information, contact Amanda at <a href=\"mailto:Fetherinabay66@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetherinabay66@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the day of the festival, July 19, baked good entries should be brought to the Berkshire Fire Station between 8:15 a.m. and 9 a.m. Winners will be announced at 9:45 a.m. After the judging, all entries will be sold by the piece.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There will be a lot going on that day, including a blueberry pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m., plenty of food, including a chicken barbecue that supports our local fire department, local authors, activities for all ages, a book sale, a basket raffle, an art show, live music, and plenty of vendors, just to name a few of the events.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirefreelibrary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.berkshirefreelibrary.org<\/a> to learn more!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blueberry Season will be here soon, and so will Berkshire\u2019s Blueberry and Book Festival, taking place around the library and throughout town in Berkshire, N.Y&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":106837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-living"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Berkshire Blueberry and Book Festival announces Bake-Off; 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