The winners of our cheeseball competition

Charles Ferruzza,

  • Ashford Stamper
  • Jacquelyn Brittain’s first-place-winning “Deconstructed Cookie Ball” is pictured in the foreground.

The panel of judges has voted, and the three winners of the first annual Pitch cheeseball competition are officially elevated to cheeseball history. After careful consideration, Jacquelyn Brittain’s sweet “Deconstructed Cookie Ball” was chosen as first-place winner, receiving a $50 gift certificate to Pryde’s Old Westport, for a dessert-style holiday ball that can be served with fresh fruit and cookies.

Aaron Shrum’s “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry” cheeseball recipe — a recipe created and prepared by his grandfather during the Korean War for visiting commander-in-chief Harry S. Truman — getting second-place honors, receiving a $30 Pryde’s gift certificate. The third-place honors in the contest went to Celeste Lindell’s “Garlic Cheese Ball.” Lindell received a $20 Pryde’s gift certificate.

Special honors go to all of our other contestants, including Barb Beavers, Kathleen Leighton, Sandy Smith, and Brian Spoonemore.

Each of these cheeseballs makes a great addition to a party tray or as a culinary gift item. The winning recipes follow.

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