Apple DayThe Longest Peel Competition
Apple Day
The Longest Peel Competition
The Longest Peel Competition has been a favourite with Apple Day organisers and their guests, but the national competition began at the suggestion of the organisers of Damerham Apple Day in Hampshire in 2000.
They asked Common Ground to compare the results from competitions around the country to find the Longest of the Longest Peels.
Participants simply peel an apple in a spiral keeping the peel in one continuous piece then measure using a piece of string. Some participants use a hand peeler or knife, others use a hand wound peeling and coring machine. The peeling machine tends to produce much longer peels so this year we have separated these into different categories.
Enter the 2010 competition!
World Record
According to Guinness World Records: “The record for the longest unbroken apple peeling is held by Kathy Walfer (USA) who peeled an apple in 11 hours 30 minutes with a peel length of 52.51m, 172ft 4in, at Long Ridge Mall, Rochester, New York on 16 October 1976”. Can you believe that?
Apple Day records
2000: 336cm 11ft 1/4 in
2002: 947cm 31ft 7/8 in
2003: 778cm 25ft 63/8 in
2004: 400cm 13ft 11/2 in
2005: 708cm 23ft 23/4 in
2006: 1066.8cm 35ft
2007: 658cm 21ft 1/2 in
2008: 531cm 17.421ft
2009: 1030cm 33.79 ft
The winners of the 2009 competition:
By hand 18 and over
Barney Hilken, also winner in 2005, 2007 and 2008 with a peel of 10.30 metres or 33.79 feet
which is almost double the length he achieved last year at Acorn Bank’s Apple Day, Cumbria, organised by the National Trust.
Peeling machine Under 18
Harry Mason (aged 10)
with a peel of 3.4m or 11.16 feet
at Apple Day Bickley Hall Farm, Malpas, organised by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
The winners of the 2008 competition:
By hand
18 and over
Barney Hilken Acorn Bank, Cumbria 5.31m 17.421ft
Leslie Pachebat (f) Ely, Cambs 5.30m 17.388ft
Under 18
Hamish Fyfe, Lacock, Wiltshire .69cm 2.264ft
Peeling machine
Under 18
Laura Clough, Eastham Country Park, Cheshire 2.40m 7.874 ft
Overall winners
Barney Hilken and Leslie Pachebat are joint overall winners
CONGRATULATIONS! Prizes included bottles of Somerset Royal cider brandy kindly donated by the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, and Common Ground’s Apple Map and other posters.
The winners of the 2007 competition:
By hand
Over 16
658cm by Barney Hilken at Acorn Bank Apple Day in Cumbria, peeling a Crispin apple.
16 & under
152cm by Alex Abbott at Charlton Orchards Apple Day in Somerset peeling a Cox's orange Pippin.
Peeling machine
16 & under
262cm by Rowan Williams at Wirral Wildlife Apple Day, Brimstage Hall on the Wirral.
Overall winner
Barney Hilken with a peel of 658cm is the overall winner for 2007!
CONGRATULATIONS! to all the winners this year who each recieve a box of apples from donated by Crapes Fruit Farm in Colchester, an apple tree donated Rogers Nursery in Pickering and Common Ground books and posters.
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LONGEST OF THE
LONGEST PEELS COMPETITION 2010
Prizes include Somerset Cider Brandy and Rosie Sanders "The Apple Book"
Please submit results of your 2010 Longest Peel competition into the national competition on the following form.
Please provide the following details and send a photo if possible (not essential):
Length of winning peeling:
Peeled by hand / by apple peeling machine (delete as applicable)
Approx diameter or variety of apple:
Peeler’s name and address:
Under 18/ 18 and over (delete as applicable)
Please return by 8th November 2010 (plus photo of the winner & peeling if possible) to: office [at] commonground.org.uk or Common Ground, Gold Hill House, 21 High St, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JE
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LONGEST APPLE PEEL COMPETITION
THE RULES:
Simply peel an apple in a spiral keeping the peel in one continuous piece. Some experts advise starting at the top of the apple near the stem, then paring, moving the apple in a circular motion.
Then measure the length of the peel. So as not to break the peel, this can be done by gently matching the peel to a piece of string, then measuring the string. Provide a decent knife to stop people from wanting to bring their own.
Please photocopy the entry forms on the reverse of this page to give to/or fill in with each participant.
CATEGORIES: there are 4:
1. Peeling using a paring knife, arc/swivel peeler or traditional vegetable peeler: adult (18 and over)
2. Peeling using a paring knife, arc/swivel peeler or traditional vegetable peeler: under 18.
3. Peeling using a hand wound apple parer/peeling machine: adult (18 and over)
4. Peeling using a hand wound apple parer/peeling machine: under 18
Please note the junior category is now under 18, not 16 and under as before.
Measurements of the lengths achieved must be verified by the competition organiser. Photographs advised.
PRIZES
Prizes to be announced.
Please send back your entry forms by 8th November 2010 with photos of the winner with his/her peel if possible to: Common Ground, Gold Hill House, 21 High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JE.
NOTES
Make sure the apples provided for the competition are fresh and firm. It obviously helps the participants if the apples are large – some of the heftiest are our unique cooking apples: Beauty of Kent, Catshead, Harvey, Howgate Wonder, Lord Derby, Newton Wonder, Peasgood Nonsuch, Reverend W. Wilks, Warner’s King, Yorkshire Greening, Bramley’s Seedling.
Apple peeling machines are available from £17.00 - £30.00 – search the www for stockists.
Ensure that you think about knives and age groups and responsibility in your risk assessment.
RECORDS The Apple Day record is held by Robert Allen from Hertfordshire who achieved a peel of 37 feet in 2006
