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Signs were well marked at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
A pile of Sunset Ridge Mandarins at left were one of several varieties for sale at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
Char Antuzzi, left, and her mom Max Docken, right , of Grass Valley dressed in orange at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. They were waiting for the results of the cooking contest that they had entered. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
SECONDARY: Linda Hulet, left, tasted mandarin dishes during the recipe contest with judges from left Ruth Schmabel, Kristin Willard and Jim Crosthwaiteat at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
Jim Crosthwaite, left, judges the preparation of mandarin side dishes with other judges at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
LEDE: Nessa Gallegos,-Sandoval, 4, of Freeport helps carry a sack of mandarin oranges while visiting with her grandparents who were from Auburn at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
THIRD: Lori Griffin, right, visiting from Boston carries mandarin oranges with her mom Brenda Griffin of Sacramento. "My other daughter Julie is pregnant so we hope these oranges will help her food craving," said Brenda. Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
A motorized train was one of the highlights at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
Samuel Goff, 2, and sister Josephine, 6, of Elk Grove were among the crowd at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California. -
Genna Tran, 9, right, waits as she shares her fresh squeezed mandarin juice with her brother Bridan Tran, 6, at the Mandarin Festival in Placer County. The festival also featured a mandarin recipe cooking contest, professional chef demonstrations, food, crafts and activities featuring the mandarin orange, free children's area, a peel & eat contest, live music and entertainment. Photo taken November 18, 2012 in Auburn, California.
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