There was also a Liqueur competition to find the most popular locally produced beverage.
(A selection of which can be seen on the left)

 

 

Those present were provided with shot glasses and instructed to work their way down the line and tick the box adjacent to their favourite tipple.

As one would expect, the sampling proceeded rapidly with enthusiastic support from the adjudicating spectators,so much so, that the ticks in the boxes became more flamboyant as the evening wore on.

Eventually the scoresheets were deciphered and David Craig's "Mole End Plumandy" (above right) was generally agreed to have received the highest number of votes during the evening.

 

The all important onion weigh-in was proceeding with the aid of digital scales provided by the Horton household although it soon became apparent that certain individuals were not taking this competition as seriously as others when the offering shown below was revealed.

It was at this point one of the competitors, Mr Tim Charrington, who has some previous experience in this field, suggested there might a foreign object concealed within the flamboyant packaging.

Further investigation revealed the presence if an inert object, which was revealed to all by the Official Adjudicator.

As can be seen, this blatant chicanery was the cause of considerable consternation among the spectators.

The entrant was suitably admonished and will have to appear before the F.G.O. disciplinary committee at the next hearing.

Just to add to the demands on the spectators there was also the Blackcurrant Challenge in which the taste buds were once more in action to select their favourite Blackcurrant Liqueur.

David Horton and Mark Westcott had provided the two samples and to ensure anonymity the bottles were "A" and "B".

Eventually the votes for each option were totted up and bottle "A" proved to be the popular choice, which was revealed to be Mark Wescott's offering.

The victor made the most of an opportunity to raise his glass in celebration in the company of Farringdon Horticultural Society Chair, Phyllis Watts and David Horton.