Linda J. Amendt

Linda J. Amendt is the author of nearly half a dozen cookbooks, including her most recent title, Blue Ribbon Canning. She’s not kidding about those blue ribbons—she’s won more than 700 of them at state- and county-fair food competitions and baking contests across the country. She’s also a two-time Top Preserved Foods Competitor in the U.S. and multiple Baked Foods Sweepstakes winner and serves as a judge for food contests at state and county fairs. Amendt was selected as a Lifetime Member of the Inaugural Class of the Sure-Jell Hall of Fame, which was established to honor the very best jam and jelly makers in the country. @lindajamendt