roost, but for the thousands who visited the Agricultural Exhibition last week the memories live on.

With entries in so many categories, there was much to enjoy. Delicious, as always, was the food section where the results of many hours' hard work by children and adults, professionals and amateurs alike were there for all to enjoy.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, and what the judges see as winners may not be the spectators' first choices. But that's part of the fun.

After all, each entry contributes to the overall success of the show.

Here the Taste camera joins the spectators in sampling the food hall magic.

LET'S CELEBRATE! -- Birthday boy Jonathan Norton (far right) and his friends (from left) Matthew Durrant, Colin Brown and Jason Boorman check the special occasion cakes in the amateur food products section. Jonathan had to wait until later for his own cake.

GOING FOR GOLD -- These little tribesmen were part of a multi-national "army '' of figures marching away from a large boot. Created entirely of marzipan, the imaginative display won the judges' hearts and Mr. Sunil Seneviratne of Coconuts restaurant at The Reefs a gold medal.

GETTING THE MESSAGE -- Eight-year-old Henry Talbot of Saltus Primary School contemplates a butter sculpture entitled Save the Earth. It earned Mr. Gerard Paygane of the Southampton Princess Newport Room a bronze medal.

ALL THAT JAZZ! -- While this upbeat black and white creation by Victoria Dodd of the Cottage Bakery didn't get the judges' nod in the Professional Special Occasion Cake section, it earned plenty of admiration from spectators.