Rutabaga Festival in Blyth (Photo by Bob Montgomery)Rutabaga Festival in Blyth (Photo by Bob Montgomery)
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Rutabaga Festival in Blyth draws big crowds

The Rutabaga food competition judging was one of the highlights of Saturday's Rutabaga Festival in Blyth.

Judge Lynda McGregor says the judges found a very handy outline, called EAT to help them in the judging. She notes “Those are guidelines and EAT stands for Execution, Appearance and Taste. So our judging is based on those three categories”.

McGregor adds creativity and imagination also influenced their decisions.

McGregor says there was also a People's Choice segment for the judging that allowed members of the public to “pay a toonie and they can sample things and then vote on what they think are the most deserving in each of the categories.”.

 

Bed Races at Rutabaga Festival in Blyth (Photo by Bob Montgomery)

Food competition at Rutabaga Festival in Blyth (Photo by Bob Montgomery)

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