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Wanted: the best pies on the planet – or at least the BC Interior.

The call is going out for pie makers to strut their stuff at the 23rd Annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest.

The contest will be held during the Heritage Week Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Judged by appearance, authenticity, texture and taste, apple, fruit or berry pies must be made the old fashioned way - from scratch.

Winners will walk away with this year’s title, an engraved trophy and dinner theatre tickets for two to the 2019 “Villain and Vittles” Summer Dinner Theatre Production and, of course, bragging rights.

Winners also get to enter a pie to next year’s Best of the Shuswap Pie Auction!

Entrants can drop off their pies on Saturday, Feb. 23 between 10-11 a.m. at The Mall at Piccadilly, centre court.

For the official pie contest rules call the Village at 250-832-5243 or email [email protected].

After the judging, slices of the pies may be purchased for $2.50 each with the proceeds going towards extraordinary projects at the R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum.