Linda J. Amendt has competed in fair competitions since 1990, winning more than 600 awards, and was inducted as a lifetime member into the 1997 inaugural class of the Sure-Jell Hall of Fame. She has been the Top Preserved Food Competitor in the nation at state and county fairs and has been California's Top Preserved Food Competitor since 1996.
"IACP Cookbook Awards FinalistBlue Ribbon Preserves: Secrets to Award-Winning Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & More was chosen by the International Association Of Culinary Professionals (IACP) as a finalist for the 2002 IACP Cookbook AwardsBlue Ribbon Preserves was nominated in the prestigious category First Book: The Julia Child Awardfor the best cookbook by a new author The IACP Cookbook Awards are considered to be the ""Academy Awards for Cookbooks""."