A 7-year-old boy with a love of baking won first place at a State Fair of Texas competition. His blueberry pie earned him a blue ribbon — and he now qualified for 'Best of Show.'
A pint-sized pie baker sliced through an exceedingly seasoned field of competitors to claim first prize at the State Fair of Texas' 'Battle for the Blue Ribbons.' Seven-year-old Allen Gage of Mabank, Texas, took home the title after submitting his blueberry pie for judging in the fruit pie division — making him the youngest person ever to qualify for the fair’s 'Best of Show' set for October.
' Parsons’ mom, Penny Newton — an award-winning baker herself — patiently showed Gage how to fine-tune every aspect of his pie, especially the crust. They started at the Kaufman County Fair where he was named 'Grand Champion' and his pie sold for $725 — and that was just competing in his own division, age 7 and under. 'He competed against all the adults and everything.
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