On Sat 21 Jun 2008 09:01:40p, Nancy Young told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 21 Jun 2008 08:00:56p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>>> Cotton candy falls under the category of stupid food, but I'd buy it
>>> at the fair! That is, I used to. Now it's prepackaged. Forget it,
>>> the best part about cotton candy was watching them swirl the cone.
>
>> They still do that at the Arizona State Fair. Likewise, they stil
>> make sal****er taffy before your eyes, and cooking pots of fudge.
>
> No kidding. I haven't been to a state fair since I was a kid,
> even then it was Pennsylvania or West Virginia, not sure
> which. This wasn't a real fair, just a church fundraiser fair.
> Local places supplied the food, so I got a sausage and peppers
> sub. And some zeppoli!
>
> nancy
>

When we lived in Ohio we always went to the Cuyahoga County Fair held at
the Berea Fairgrounds. It was the largest county fair in the state. I
never went to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. The county fair there was
almost as large as the state fair here in Arizona. But I just love the
atmosphere of fairs. We both love fairs. We walk the animal buildings,
the midways, ride some of the rides and, of course, eat and eat! No matter
what I eat *at* the fair, I always have to come home with salt water taffy
and fudge. There are a few things I won't waste my time on, though, and
those are the stage performances and the car races. I couldn't care less.
The exhibit halls are fun, too. All the gadgets, gizmos, appliances, etc.
The food entries in the canning and baking categories are interesting, too,
but the Arizona fair has a rather small representation of this compared to
other fairs. Perhaps that's why I've been able to win a few ribbons there.
:-)

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Wayne Boatwright
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