The Second Annual Scrapple and Apple Festival is coming to the Reading Terminal Market this weekend, and to kick things off, 12 artists put their carving skills to the test during the Scrapple Sculpting Contest.The rules were simple: Each contestant was given a five-pound slab of Habbersett scrapple and 90 minutes to carve whatever they wanted out of the mystery meat pate. There were several Liberty Bells, a very detailed sculpture of the Philadelphia Art Museum (Rocky statue and all), depictions of famous works of Philly art, and, of course, a scrapple Gritty, created by Helen Reynolds, who traveled all the way from Pittsburgh to take part in the competition. “I love a niche competition, so when I saw that we were going to be carving scrapple, I was like, ‘God, I have to be there,’” said Reynolds, who once competed in Pittsburgh’s Parallel Parking Championship.It was a tough decision for Philadelphia Art Museum director and CEO Sasha Suda, who was the judge for today’s event. In the end, it was Patrick Moser’s rendition of the Tush Push (aptly named the Mush Push) that won. “He was like Michelangelo carving a masterpiece out of marble, only this was scrapple,” Suda said of Moser’s ambitious approach.“I like puns,” Moser said. “I just thought it would be something silly and fun. Something that everybody likes. What’s more Philadelphia than the Tush Push?”All of the masterpieces will be on display tomorrow during the Scrapple Apple Festival, where you’ll be able to vote for the sculpture you think deserves to be the People’s Choice. There will be a bounty of innovative scrapple dishes to try — like shrimp-andouille scrapple breakfast poboys at Beck’s Cajun Cafe, scrapple hush puppies with apple butter at Fox & Sons, and scrapple apple cookies from The Famous 4th Street Cookie Company — as well as photo ops, scrapple demonstrations, and live music. Stop by the Reading Terminal Market tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate all things scrapple.🎥: @kaelanisays

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