Entry Forms were enclosed in the July Newsletter for this year’s Steak Pie Evaluation that is sponsored by William Sword.  This will take place at Perth College on Thursday 13^th August 2009.  An extra form will be enclosed with the August Newsletter but please enter now, entries close on Thursday 6th August.

Members are invited to enter now.  There are two categories – Traditional and Speciality – and collection points will be arranged in Inverness, Stonehaven, Dundee, Lauder, Uphall, Wishaw and Greenock .

Ø     Traditional Steak Pie

Ø     Speciality Steak Pie with additional ingredients
e.g Kidney, Mushroom, Red Wine, Stilton, Onion, Sausage, Ale etc

AWARDS IN EACH CATEGORY

DIAMOND               the William Sword Trophy and £200 worth of Swords products.

GOLD                     Pies of distinction

SILVER                   Good pies worthy of credit

Five regional winners will be identified who will receive a trophy to say that they are the best in their area.  (Regions – North, West, East, South West and South East.)

Mystery shoppers will be used to purchase further samples to be taken for further judging to establish the regional winners and diamond winner.

Awards will be presented at Regional meetings in October – in Kilmarnock , Inverness, Aberdeen and Pathhead – on 5th to 8th October 2009.