Contest date is May
13, 2023 and the decision of our judges is final.
The contest will be open for entry on April 10, 2023. Entry forms
will be available at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Caledonia or on our website: stpaulsbuttertartfestival.blogspot.ca.
Contest entry fee is $5.00
Contest entry deadline is May 5, 2023. Completed forms
and entry fee can be mailed or dropped off in person during our office hours
(Mon to Thurs 9 am to 12 pm).
Butter tarts for the contest must be delivered in person to
St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Orkney St. E., Caledonia on Friday May 12, 2023 between 3pm and 7pm.
The judging will take place May 13, 2023. Winners will be notified by telephone if they
are not in attendance.
Contest open to
amateur/home bakers only. If you
make your living making and selling baked goods, you do not qualify as an
amateur/home baker.
Categories: Traditional – plain, raisin, nut, maple
Wild Style – still
a butter tart, but you’ve added a twist with a non-traditional ingredient
or two
1.
The contest is open to any amateur/home baker
who is 18 years of age or older.
2.
Tarts must be made by the person listed on the
application.
3.
Entry applications must be accompanied by the
entry fee.
4.
The entry fee is $5.00 per flavour, with a limit
of one entry per baker per flavour.
5.
Each entry will be assigned a number, thus
enabling a “blind” judging. No judge or
contestant may be privy to their assigned number during the contest. Contestants who attempt to learn their assigned
number(s) will be asked to leave, forfeiting their entry and entry fee.
6.
Entries will be disqualified for the following
reasons, and at the sole discretion of the festival staff and judging panel:
Branding
or identification on butter tarts
Indication that tarts submitted
have not been prepared by the entrant whose name appears on
the application
Indication that the pastry is not
homemade
Tarts are not regular size (no
mini or bite-size)
Tarts are not delivered to the
contest by an adult
Fewer than the specified number
of tarts submitted
Incomplete contest entry form or
unpaid entry fee
7.
Butter tarts will be evaluated by a panel of
judges on Saturday May 13, 2023 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Caledonia.
8.
Evaluation will be determined based on a
pre-determined written judging criteria.
First, second and third place winners will be selected from both
categories. Best overall butter tart
will be chosen from all winners.
9.
No contestant tarts will be sold.
10.
Entrants unconditionally grant the corporation
of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Caledonia the rights to all image media of their
entry and of the accompanying adults in whole or in part, for any advertising
or promotional purposes whatsoever in any and all types of media. The entrant’s name will be included whenever
it is used.
11.
Entries should be delivered in DISPOSABLE
CONTAINERS. Please do not submit your
entries in anything other than a disposable container as we will not be
responsible for returning any Tupperware, service trays, muffin tins, etc. Please have your entry packed and ready for
submission PRIOR to your arrival at St. Paul’s.
12.
Entrants must deliver 4 of the same butter tart
per entry.
13.
Registration will take place by delivering your
application to St. Paul’s Anglican Church Caledonia either in person or via
mail and must include payment of the entry fee.
There will be no refund of entry fees if a registrant does not deliver
their tarts on the appropriate day and/or time or cancels their participation
in the contest. Entry forms and payment
must be received by May 5, 2023.
14.
Questions regarding the contest, contest rules
or entry registration procedure may be directed to stpaulscal@rogers.com or 905-765-2779.