State Fair Hightlights

Pillsbury® sponsors pie baking contests at regional state fairs throughout the country. Meet some winners and see their winning recipes.

Past Contest Winners:

  • Bill
  • Jennifer
  • Jeff
  • Deborah Burch
    Deborah
  • Lorraine
  • Matt
  • Beverly Emswiler
    Beverly
  • Margaret Miller
    Margaret
  • Marianne Carlson
    Marianne
  • Lola Nebel
    Lola
  • Tamera Battle
    Tamera
  • Sandra Trifilo
    Sandra
  • Kim
  • Juliana Black
    Juliana
  • Paula Pittman
    Paula
  • Darlene Crider
    Darlene
  • Mardell Costa
    Mardell
  • Kandace Kanzler
    Kandace
  • Joyce Gaddie
    Joyce
  • Donna Buckland
    Donna
  • Judith Waldron
    Judith
  • Julie Gonzalez
    Julie
  • Denise Pounds
    Denise
  • George Yates
    George
  • Kara Stivers
    Kara
  • Marina Heppner
    Marina
  • Regina Farris
    Regina
  • Shelby McCreedy
    Shelby
  • Jim Woodworth
    Jim
  • Mary Howe Schwartz
    Mary
  • Vicki Scott
    Vicki
  • Whitey Haynes
    Whitey
  • Mary Campbell Crutchfield
    Mary
Darlene Crider
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Darlene Crider , Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Homemaker

Hometown, IL

Illinois State Fair
Darlene is the mother of three children and loves to bake, sew and garden. She felt her 1st place success with this pie is due to her use of fresh garden fruit and cornstarch versus flour.