Crafty Blue-Ribbon Pies Monday, March 1, 2004 (NAPSA)—Crafty cooks know the best way to ensure a season’s worth of delicious desserts is to tuck a selection of gourmet, award-winning pies in the freezer. Dress up your favorite pie by nestling it in a shallow basket lined with a pretty napkin. Decorate the basket with simple crafting supplieslike ribbons, flowers or embroidered patches. America’s best pies make a winning combination. Thefinished treat is easy and yummy when you start with award-winning pies like those from Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries and Edwards Baking Company, which both received numerous blue ribbons at the National Pie Championships. Award winners ineluded Mrs. Smith’s Dutch Apple, Deep Dish Blueberry Crumb, Deep Dish Cherry Crumb, No Sugar Added Apple, Lemon Burst Meringue, Coconut Cream, Moose Tracks and Apple Walnut Raisin pies. Edwards received top honors for its Gourmet Key Lime Pie and Gourmet Key Lime Pie slices. These pies were named “America’s Best.” --- PHOTOS --- File: 20190816-182636-20190816-182635-60894.pdf.jpg --- FILES --- File: 20190816-182635-60894.pdf