Erie Historical Society would like to thank everyone that participated and attended the Erie Biscuit Day Saturday, Sept. 19th!

Here are some of the Biscuit Day hightlights!!

Stew Contest Results

Congratulations to Lui’s Chinese Restaurant for their winning stew entry.
Thank you to all the other participants..  Rose Cafe, Miner’s Tavern, Zupa and KABBU
All the stews were fantastic!

Raffle Winners

1st Prize Handmade Quilt:  Kim West
2nd Prize $100 Savings Bond: Kathy Edgerton
3rd Prize $50 Savings Bond:  Jane Yamada

Thank you to al of our Sponsors and Supporters

Town of Erie, Encana, United Power and Republic Services for your generous cash donations to the Erie Historical Society.

Our Media Sponsors – How could we get the word out without with out them?! Camera – dailycamera.com, Yellow Scene, Carbon Valley Consumer Reporter

Food! What would Erie Biscuit Day be without Food and Drink?! Thank you Miner’s Tavern, Rose’s Cafe & Coffe Bar, Zupa Euromerican Café, KABBU, Colorado Coal Company, The Western Dairy Association, Costco, Intricate Icings, Indulge Bakery and Royal Crest Dairy

THANK YOU supporters and local businesses for helping to make this day a success for the community! Nite Ize, A Grand Finale, Town & Country, Couper Electric, Event Construction, The Flower Nook, Jeannie Hulse State Farm, A Grand Finale, Elevations CU, Safeway, Great Western Bank

Thank you Erie Historical Society, volunteers and all of you that shared Biscuit Day with us.

Sept. 20 is Erie’s sixth annual Biscuit Day. It’s the biggest fund-raiser of the year for the Erie Historical Society. EHS president Sarah Wise said last year’s event raised more than $6,000 for the organization.

The Biscuit Day tradition goes back to the 1870s. “It was going for a few years when Erie was formed,” Wise said.

Erie was incorporated as a town in 1874. At the original Biscuit Day, there were fresh-baked biscuits and bowls of mulligan stew. Ladies ate free. “There were three or four bakers in town and they made the biscuits,” Wise said. “The women made the stew.” There was also homemade apple-butter and a variety of homemade jams and jellies at the event.

Most likely, Biscuit Day was one of the final community gatherings before the men returned to work in the coal mines. In Erie, the mines were closed in the summers because the particular type of coal that was mined in the area would disintegrate in hot weather.

Read more online at dailycamera.com by Carol Taylor

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Saturday, September 15 was the fifth annual celebration of Erie Biscuit Days. The Erie Historical Society raised approximately $6,000 on this event. Our handmade quilt was raffled off, and the lucky winner was julia Birgen. A savings bond in the amount of $100 went to Karen Raush, $50 to Dorothy Keefer. A total of 645 raffle tickets were sold, raising approximately $1,200.