The fresh peach dessert contest at The Great Allentown Fair caught the eye of many bakers.

A popular contest, there were 26 entries in the competition.

Bechdolts Orchard, Hellertown, sponsored the event and the winner received $200 and a gift card from the restaurant store.

The second place winner received $150; the third place winner received $100; and the fourth-place prize was $50.

In addition, every contestant received a gift certificate to Bechdolts Orchard.

Fourth place went to Sally Newhartz from Bethlehem for her peach kuchen.

Third place went to Julie Hamilton from Allentown for her no-bake peach cheesecake with a ladyfinger liner, and second place went to Ruby Jones of Emmaus with her peaches and cream cheesecake.

The first place blue ribbon went to Cindy Hendershot of Danielsville for her positively peachy cheesecake pie.

Hendershot has been bringing her baked goods to the recipe contests for many years and she was so happy to win a blue ribbon this year.

Actually, she won two blue ribbons this year, one for the peach pie and one for the apple pie.

She took home a second place in the whoopie pie contest.

She was emotional when she ran up to claim the second blue ribbon for her toffee pudding apple pie.

Another popular contest at this 167th year of The Great Allentown Fair was the best no-bake dessert sponsored by A+A Plumbing of Walnutport, owned by Jeanine and Earl George.

There were 10 entries in this contest.

Third place went to Jane Gibson from Allentown for Jane’s Jiffy Peanut Butter Pie.

Second place went to Sharon Kurtz of Emmaus with her chocolate mousse cups with fresh raspberries.

Kurtz had many entries in the culinary contests and won many prizes this year.

First place and the blue ribbon for the best no-bake dessert went to Jeff Stangl of Bethlehem with his Moscow Mule Parfait.

Stangl was a first time winner and his wife, Denise, was heard to exclaim “see you next year,” meaning she thought he would enter again and she was so proud of her husband.

The final culinary contest was the blue ribbon apple pie contest sponsored by Grim’s Orchard and Family Farms.

Fifteen apple pies were entered.

Third place went to Carol Francis of Easton. Second place went to Sara Kershner of Boyertown and the blue ribbon went to Cindy Hendershot for her toffee pudding apple pie.

The first place winner is eligible for the 2020 PA Farm Show competition.