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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

 Longest line of pies: Saint Joseph's College breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)

  
STANDISH, ME, USA -- Students, faculty, and community members alike at Saint Joseph's College topped the Guinness World records' world record for "longest line of pies" during the sixth annual Great Thanksgiving Pie Bake-Off; it took more than 140 volunteers a total of eight hours and 10 minutes to assemble and line up a 1,161-foot line of 1,548 apple pies on 56 tables, setting
new world record for the Longest line of pies, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
 STANDISH, ME, USA -- Students, faculty, and community members alike at Saint Joseph's College topped the Guinness World records' world record for "longest line of pies" during the sixth annual Great Thanksgiving Pie Bake-Off; it took more than 140 volunteers a total of eight hours and 10 minutes to assemble and line up a 1,161-foot line of 1,548 apple pies on 56 tables, setting new world record for the Longest line of pies, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
  Photo: Students, faculty, and community members alike at Saint Joseph's College topped the Guinness World Records' record for "longest line of pies" during the sixth annual Great Thanksgiving Pie Bake-Off. it took more than 140 volunteers a total of eight hours and 10 minutes to assemble and line up a 1,161-foot line of 1,548 apple pies on 56 tables. They beat the previous record by 71 pies and approximately 254 feet. Photo: St. Joseph's College (enlarge photo)

  The Guinness World Records' record for the longest line of pies is 1,477 pies and was achieved by Edgar Hensel (Germany) at Fahrzeughaus Gifhorn Süd, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany, on 26 May 2013. The line of pies measured 276.5 m (907 ft 1.8 in). The pies were all 16 cm length apple pies.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest pumpkin pie; it weighs 1,678 kg (3,699 lb) and was made by New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers (USA) at New Bremen Pumpkinfest in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, on 25 September 2010. The diameter of the pie was 6 m (20 ft).

   It took more than 140 volunteers a total of eight hours and 10 minutes to assemble and line up a 1,161-foot line of 1,548 apple pies on 56 tables.

   They beat Hensel's Guinness World Records' record by 71 pies and approximately 254 feet.
   
    Stuart Leckie, general manager of the college's food service provider, Pearson's Café, and organizer of the bake-off, says the effort required more than 1,000 pounds of butter, 10,000 apples and 300 pounds of sugar, the USA Today reported.

   Assisted by Portland's Wayside Food Programs, the pies will be distributed as follows:
   400 to Catherine's Cupboard Food Pantry
   300 to Westbrook Food Pantry
   300 to The Root Cellar
    50 to the Salvation Army
  100 to Wayside Food Programs
  100 to other area pantries

   Remaining pies will be split between Preble Street Resource Center and Sacred Heart Food Pantry.

   Related world records:
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    Longest pasta chain: Beavers broke Guinness world record
 
    Largest Rustic Potato Bread: Bucharest Agricultural Fair sets world record (VIDEO)

   Longest strand of pasta: Japanese Store sets world record (VIDEO)

  Biggest pasta box: Barilla sets world record

    Largest scone: CWA ladies sets world record (Video)

    Longest handmade noodle: China

    Longest noodle: Italian Chefs

     Largest cannoli: Giulio Pistolesi and Scott Wilkinson       

    Largest Cornish pasty: world record set by Proper Cornish

    Longest Loaf of Bread: Italian bakers

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    Largest Bowl of Pasta: Buca di Beppo

    Largest Bowl of Pasta: Wataniya Restaurants

    Most Pasta Sauces created: Chef Marco Ragnacci

  

               

    [World Record Certificate

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