Our new Pudding Head, Leslie Clark, smiles as judge Damon Herring applauds.
The 2014 Pudding Festival fell on a GORGEOUS day. The puddings were beautiful and tasty. And the audience was enthusiastic.
The 2014 Pudding Head is a new resident of Hawley, Massachusetts, Leslie Clark. She was surprised but happy to find herself the winner.
The puddings arrived more or less promptly. Corn was still in season so we had three corn puddings! Leslie’s pudding was sweet rather than savory, however (sweet puddings ALWAYS seem to win our contest!). It was called Leslie’s Luscious Coconut Cream Custard.
We did have a photo of the kitchen crew, who worked hard and produced a delectable lunch, but unfortunately the camera on which that photo is located is currently misplaced. Here instead is a picture of happy eaters. As you can see, the Hawley Grove was filled to the rafters.
The pudding parade and entertainment went swimmingly. We had two cute cows onstage, plus a very youthful soldier leaving his mother to go off to war.
Cows Magic and Marigold
Daniel Burt Jr. bids farewell to his mother.
We sang and laughed and ate and enjoyed the beautiful town of Hawley. What more could anyone want?
Thanks to Faith Montgomery Paul for taking most of these photos. Thanks to our judges (Michael Collins, Damon Herring, and Dédé Wilson) and our volunteers in the Sons & Daughters of Hawley and beyond, particularly musical director Alice Parker.
And OF COURSE thanks to our donors. The prizes and the event were appreciated by all!
Stay tuned for our next culinary event, the
HAWLEY GENTLEMEN’S PIE AND TART EXTRAVAGANZA.
Pudding Hollow Pudding Festival (and Pie Extravaganza!) 