Upland resident takes home L.A. County Fair award for pie

Photo: Peggy Lindberg and her Pina Colada pie. (Courtesy photo)

Upland resident, Peggy Lindberg took home a prize from the L.A. County Fair for her Pina Colada pie.

Lindberg won the cream filling category in the Fair's 2011 pie contest on Sept. 6.

Judges had to pick the winners out of 29 pies that were entered into the contest.

Lindberg's Pina Colada pie had a pineapple bottom with a cocunut cream filling. She has been entering the Fair's pie contest for several years and said she has won a few times.

"I have all my ribbons displayed at home and I'm very proud of them, but I'm not keeping count" Lindberg said in a Fair news release.

Virginia Joines of La Verne won an award for her Cherry Lattice pie and Jeanelle Coffey of Sherman Oaks won for her Chipotle Key Lime pie.

Joines took first place for the second year in a row.

The L.A. County Fair will be open Wednesday through Sundays until Oct. 2.

For more information visit www.lacountyfair.com