Many, Many thanks...

to each of the bakers of 250 pies, the dozens of volunteers and the hundreds of attendees at the 2009 Monona Pie Party. Together we raised nearly $6200 for the Monona Public Library's early childhood literacy program, and had a wonderful Saturday afternoon.

One of the party's sponsors, Alice O'Mahar of Pampered Chef, will continue to contribute 25% of all sales to the Library through October 23rd! Click through to her website here.

And don't forget the other sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Chad's Carpentry, Copps Foods, Friends of Monona Public Library, Grimm Book Bindery, Huntington Learning Center, Ken’s Meats & Deli, Kessenich's Ltd, Monona Grove Nursery School, Monona Motors, Monona Parks & Recreation, Monona Veterinary Clinic, Pizza Oven ,Starbuck's, Victoria Hull and WendtWorks Facepainting.

So who made the best pie? The Baker's Choice for Best Dinner Pie went to Liz Primozic of Madison for her Beet Pie (yes, made with beet's!), and the Best Dessert Pie award went to Jan Dorschel's Rosy Raspberry Pear Pie. Kristin Sobol won the "Kid's Choice" award with her Vanilla Cream Birthday Pie.

7 pies each sold for more than $100, my "Rueben Pie", Coz Skaife's "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater Pie” and "Lost Mitten Apple Raspberry Pie”, They were Shirley Klinkner’s "Mile High Strawberry Pie", Sarah Whalen’s Cherry Pie, Liz Primozic’s "Beet It Pie", and Jan Dorschel’s "Rosy Raspberry Pear Pie".

And who walked away with the top prize for the pie that raised the most money? ...me...
although Kristin's mom made the (crisco free) crust.