Scrapple sculpture contest winner prevailed in Eagles country by putting the pig into pigskin
October 10, 2025
In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser’s entry over the goal line. The Norristown tattoo artist’s tribute to the Philadelphia Eagles’ trademark short yardage play known as the “tush push” took the top honor Friday. He won a lighthearted art contest to kick off the Scrapple and Apple Festival. The contestants at Reading Terminal Market were allowed 90 minutes to fashion art from five pounds of the pork-based breakfast meat. Scrapple is sometimes the butt of jokes, but when made properly it’s a porcine delicacy.