Published September 26. 2024 10:32AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
One of the more interesting contests at this year’s The Great Allentown Fair was a Scrapple Eating Contest.
As with traditional hot dog and pie eating contests, the goal was to eat as much scrapple as possible in two minutes.
Contestants used a variety of techniques to scarf down the Pennsylvania Dutch treat made with fried pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and wheat flour.
Some contestant preferred using forks, though they were generally slower than the others who just used their hands, while making quite a mess of themselves.
Joshua Krady, of Telford, devoured 2.569 pounds of scrapple in two minutes to take home the first place award.
Coming in second was Keith Croissette of Hereford and third place went to Cory Roman of Barto.
According to Zach Stoltzfus, sales manager for Stoltzfus Meats, the contest should return to the fair on an annual basis.
Zach Stoltzfus, sales manager for Stoltzfus Meats, was master of ceremonies at the first Scrapple Eating Contest Aug. 31 at The Great Allentown Fair.PRESS PHOTOS BYLOU WHEELAND
790 WAEB radio personality Dan Holzman preferred his fork to using his hands at the first Scrapple Eating Contest at The Great Allentown Fair.
Cory Roman would finish third using his hands at the first Scrapple Eating Contest at The Great Allentown Fair.
The Great Allentown Fair volunteer Doris Koenig receives freshly cooked scrapple from Chef Nicole Sellitti at the Ritz Barbecue for the first Scrapple Eating contest Aug. 31 at The Great Allentown Fair.
Heading to a first place win at the first Scrapple Eating Contest at The Great Allentown Fair, was Joshua Krady of Telford, keeping his water handy to help wash down his better than two pounds of scrapple.
Zach Stoltzfus with winnersKeith Croissette of Hereford, second place; Joshua Krady of Telford, first place; andCory Roman of Barto, third place; at the first Scrapple Eating Contest Aug. 31 at The Great Allentown Fair.
