Contests

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Arthur Godfrey awards the first Junior prize in Pillsbury's Third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest to Miss Helen Constance Thatcher, of Charleston, South Carolina, for her Apple Orchard Pie. On Miss Thatcher's left is Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, third-prize winner in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, Mrs. B.J. O'Donnell, a housewife from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, is almost too excited to talk about her Plantation Peach Shortcake and award. Next to her are Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter and Margaret Truman. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, second prize winner in Pillsbury's Third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, Mrs. Elizabeth Sawdo (left) of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, tells Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter and Margaret Truman about her prize-winning cookies. Behind Mr. Linkletter is Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter (center) laughs with Mrs. Samuel P. Weston (left) about the plans that she is making for the prize money she has just received from Margaret Truman (right) after winning first place in Pillsbury's Third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Just behind Mrs. Weston is Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury. The others are unidentified.

At Pillsbury's Third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Grand Prize Winner Mrs. Samuel P. Weston (left) of La Jolla, California, holds up the awards she has just received from Margaret Truman (right). In the center is Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter, and behind him is Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Margaret Truman (third from left) centers the head table at the Award Luncheon for winners in Pillsbury's Third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, held in the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City. Arthur Godfrey is at head table, third from right, and Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter is standing. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Judges Clementine Paddleford (left) of the New York Herald-Tribune and Ruth Casa-Emellos of the New York Times test and taste "Apple-Dapple Pudding, an entry in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

The seven judges in the 3rd Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, find it difficult to choose top winners as they sample 100 pies, cakes, breads, entrees, cookies, and desserts. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. None of the women are identified. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

In the judging room at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, all 100 entries in the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest are set out on long tables for the judges to taste and consider. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Naval Reservist Jack Meili, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, gives special thought to his recipe for "Hot Ziggities," at his cooking station in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, as his entry into the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family. From: Truman home.