The 63rd Annual De-Witt County Pecan Show and Pecan Bake Show will be held at the Friar Ag Center in the Cuero City Park Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24-25.
Pecan Show judging will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Residents as well as commercial producers are encouraged to enter their pecan in the show.
Participants are encouraged to enter as many pecan varieties as they can. As an incentive, champions of each division (Native, Commercial, and Classic) will be awarded a $25 cash prize. Pecan entries need to be brought to the DeWitt County Extension Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24,ordroppedoffatthe Ag Center by 8 a.m. on Nov. 25.
The Pecan Food Show will be held in conjunction with the Pecan Show and will be held Monday, Nov, 24, at the Friar Ag Center. Get out your best recipes to win a cash prize. If you are interested in entering food items call or come by the Extension Office to pick up an entry form. Food Entry Check-In will take place Monday, Nov. 24, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Food Entries will go on sale that afternoon between 3 and 6 p.m., and again Tuesday, Nov. 25 between 8 a.m. and noon. Come back to buy some goodies for Thanksgiving.
To promote the “true pecan” baked item, cash prizes will be given to 1st and 2nd place Pecan Pies and Grand and Reserve Overall for the Youth and Adult Divisions. First-place winners in the Pecan Pie Category in Youth and Adult Divisions will receive $50, and secondplace winners will be awarded $25. Grand Champion Overall will receive $50, and Reserve Champion Overall will receive $25 in each age division. The age divisions are Youth - 18 yearsofageandyounger as of Nov. 24, and Adult - 19 years of age and older as of Nov. 24..
Also, as a means of promoting the pecan industry and the pecan show, there will be a Children’s Poster Contest with an emphasis on Pecans. The contest is open to any child who resides in DeWitt County and is between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. First, second and third place winners will be selected, with recipients receiving cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Posters need to be brought to the De-Witt County Extension office Monday, Nov. 24, or the Friar Ag Center Tuesday, Nov. 25, by 10 a.m.
Sponsors for the 63rd Annual DeWitt County Pecan Show and Bake Show are the Cuero Pecan House, Cuero Pecan House Café, and the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. If you have any questions, contact the De-Witt County Extension Office at 361-275-0816.
