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Fun at the Fair

The Saanich Fair has been going since 1868, and is a Labour Day favourite. The weather was perfect, and for me the day began with an exuberant noon performance of the Coastal Cowgirls, who have been riding together since 2014. Just wonderful.

Then on to all the sorts of things we go to an agricultural fair to see. Giant pumpkins, llamas and alpacas, horses, goats, rabbits, chickens, stock dogs, a midway, flower arrangements, decorated vegetables, chainsaw art, home baking, needle arts, photography, a farmers market and food of all kinds strategically scattered around the fairgrounds.

 

 

And of course there was home baking, and there were preserves. I have entered items in both categories for the past few years and was pleased to manage a few more blue ribbons:

Gluten free choc chip cookies
Apple chutney
Gingersnaps

And a couple of red ones too:

GF blueberry muffins
GF almond cake
Apple & plum chutney

Bake Sale Update – The Final Tally!

The bake sale! We did it! The final menu featured 21 different items baked by six local bakers. Of these items, 19 were gluten-free, 20 were dairy free, 15 were vegan and 2 were raw foods.

Grateful thanks to the bakers, to the shoppers, and to the people who donated funds that got us to an eye-popping $1000 by the end of that long and tiring day! Funds went to Red Cross Canada’s Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine. From the generosity shown, it seems I was not the only one wanting to stop anguishing and actively support something.

A number of those who stopped by were unable to eat gluten, and expressed delight at having so many options to choose from at a bake sale.

Here is what we had on offer, just so you know what you missed, if you missed it:

  1. Almond Brownies (GF, DF)
  2. Banana bread (GF, DF)
  3. Breakfast bars (GF, DF)
  4. Cassava Flour Pizza Crackers (GF, DF, vegan)
  5. Coconut Chocolate Truffles (GF, DF, vegan, raw)
  6. Deli “Rye” bread (GF, vegan)
  7. Granola bars (vegan)
  8. Mama’s Muffins (GF, DF, vegan)
  9. Mini chocolate cakes w/ chocolate icing (GF)
  10. Oat cakes (DF, vegan)
  11. Oat peanut butter chocolate chip cookies (GF, DF, vegan)
  12. Olive bread (GF, vegan)
  13. Orange Mini Muffins (GF, vegan)
  14. Paleo Seed Crackers (GF, DF, vegan)
  15. Peach Upside-Down Cake (GF)
  16. Peanut butter cookies (GF, DF, vegan)
  17. Peasant Bread (GF, vegan)
  18. Savoury muffins (GF, DF, vegan)
  19. Sourdough Flax Crackers (GF, DF, vegan, raw)
  20. Twix bites (GF, DF, vegan)
  21. Whole Grain Seeded bread (GF)