Guest guest Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 "OUR STATE FAIR IS..." Thursday, 18 August 2011 "A great state fair! Don't miss it, don't even be late, (our state fair is great)." Oh how I love that movie from the early 60's, State Fair, with Pat Boone and Ann Margaret! I think I must have seen it at least seven times when I was growing up back in New Orleans. As I walked around our house, I'd be singing that catchy theme song from the movie all day long. Right now, across the country, all 50 states are gearing up for or have already begun their annual State Fairs! We have a very big state fair here in California. I'm telling you, it's massive. Over the years, I've taught sweatin' classes at state fairs from coast to coast. I love attending them. I just love the rides and my favorite is the Ferris Wheel...of course. (Hey, a fair isn't a fair without the Ferris Wheel!) There's always plenty of big-name live entertainment at the state fair. Then there're the big livestock competitions where farmers or 4-H Club members compete to see who's raised the finest pig or cow in the state. (Oh, who will get the blue ribbon this year?) And there's usually a cooking competition, too. Who makes the best apple pie or the best pot of chili in the state? By the way, those judges have a great job. But I'm sure they must starve themselves for days ahead of time to make room for all of those extra calories! LOL. Then there're all the other foods available at booths all over the fair. And you may know, some of these state fairs take great pride in coming up with some pretty sinful food creations. I should add, just about everything is fried! At one of the state fairs I attended, they were frying Oreo cookies and even Twinkies! At one booth, they were frying Snickers candy bars. One time, they were even frying Kool-Aid. They'd make the Kool-Aid into a paste and found some kinda way to fry it. Mmmm, that's one of my favorites. Uh, you know I'm only kidding, right? (Moan.) Seriously, I'm getting indigestion just telling you about it! But hey, wait a minute. I've got the topper... I was watching a story on CNN last week on the Iowa State Fair. And they were frying up, (wait for it)---BUTTER! And no, I am not making this up! It looks like they took a stick of butter, dipped it into a cornmeal batter then dropped it into the deep fryer and it came out looking like a corn dog. Now come on, who thought of that? And please don't tell me it was my friend, a Deen! LOL. Oh, I just adore her but everyone knows, (and a makes it no secret), she's the Queen of Butter. Hey. she says so herself! If you want to add flavor to anything, just add butter. But oh my, the fat and calories you're adding, too! The one thing I like about state fairs is that they bring in lots of people from near and far. But I can only imagine how much weight is gained by people walking from booth-to-booth, trying all of the very fattening fried concoctions available at every state fair. If you're attending your own state fair this year, I hope you get a blue ribbon! And no, I don't want it to be for your cherry cobbler, either. I want you to win a blue ribbon for staying on program and saying no to all of those fattening fried food creations they come up with every year at your own great STATE FAIR! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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