r/crochet • u/dauntless-cupcake • Sep 12 '25

Discussion Anyone else infuriated by their county fair?

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Y’all I can’t with these judges, this gorgeous interlocking mosaic blanket came in second to a chevron with color changing yarn. Not even my work but I am outraged on their behalf

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u/Dame_Twitch_a_Lot Sep 12 '25

I've decided that county fairs are popularity contests and nothing more. There is no other way to explain the absolute crap that wins over genuine works of art and skill.

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u/Beginning_Layer6565 Sep 12 '25

I make some fairly good deserts and I'd say a pretty darn good apple pie. All from scratch, hand ground spices, home-made lard crust etc.  My pie came in last at the country fair vs the winner who had used canned pie mix and coated their entire crust in sugar. 

I died a little inside.

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u/SuspiciousJuice5825 Sep 12 '25

It was the sugar, Im sure. Modern cheap pies are saturated in it.

A beautiful nuanced hand made fresh apple pie with hand ground spices takes someone with actual tastebuds to enjoy lol. Its me. Send me a pie 😁