The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival is coming. On October 25, there will be a super Bingo night with at least 18 games and cards costing $10.00 each or two for $15.00 at the Civic Center. Hot dogs will be served beginning at 6:00 PM and Games at 7:00 PM. Friday there will be rides, vendors, and gospel night, and the important Cake and Pie Contest. Saturday will start with a parade, then to the car show, rides, live entertainment at the Gazebo, the country store, art show, vendors, arts and crafts, Bar-Be-Que and so much more. The evening will end with a street dance and fireworks.

The Harvest Festival has kept copies of the some of the past winners of the Pie and Cake contest sponsored by Bank’s Drugs. This is the 31^st year of the Festival. Here is the winner of the 1985 Contest for the Pie Contest Division.  Are you interested in participating?  Check out our web site at www.ridgespringsc.com  scroll to the Annual Events.  ENJOY!!!!!

1985 Contest Winner

Perfect Pecan Pie

3 tablespoons margarine
1 cup broken pecan meats
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites well beaten
1 cup sugar
vanilla to taste
1 cup white Karo syrup

* Use deep dish pie crust

Cream margarine, sugar and egg yolks.  Add syrup, vanilla and pecans and stir well.  Fold in egg whites.  Pour mixture into unbaked pastry shell and bake slowly at 325 degrees for one hour until custard like consistency.

Baked by Marie Asbill.

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