There was a crab cake competition at the local
horse track. Truth is, it was a bunch of vendors
selling food and other stuff.

We got a crab cake, naturally, some fried clams,
couple of other things but the one thing I wasn't
leaving without was bacon on a stick. This, I had to
see.

That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
I would hope so. $10.

I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food
you'd never normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at
the county fair a couple of weeks ago.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> There was a crab cake competition at the local
> horse track. Truth is, it was a bunch of vendors
> selling food and other stuff.
>
> We got a crab cake, naturally, some fried clams,
> couple of other things but the one thing I wasn't
> leaving without was bacon on a stick. This, I had to
> see.
>
> That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
> stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
> I would hope so. $10.
>
> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food
> you'd never normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at
> the county fair a couple of weeks ago.
>
> nancy

Damn, I used to love those funnel cakes. They never tasted the same when
trying to make them at home either.

Cheri

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:


> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food you'd never
> normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at the county fair a couple of
> weeks ago.

Fair food is so fun. The males in the house love the giant turkey legs.
I like roasted corn on the cob. It's so indulgent to eat a funnel cake
that drops powdered sugar all over your shirt.

Tara

On 8/16/2014 8:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food
>> you'd never normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at
>> the county fair a couple of weeks ago.

> Damn, I used to love those funnel cakes. They never tasted the same when
> trying to make them at home either.

When I told a friend of mine why I couldn't meet that night,
because we were going to the county fair, she said Have
a funnel cake for me.

Well, all these years I never had one, so I took her up on
it. Usually I get zeppoli and they aren't all that different.

Fried dough with sugar, what's not to like.

nancy

On 8/16/2014 9:06 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
>> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food you'd never
>> normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at the county fair a couple of
>> weeks ago.
>
> Fair food is so fun. The males in the house love the giant turkey legs.
> I like roasted corn on the cob. It's so indulgent to eat a funnel cake
> that drops powdered sugar all over your shirt.

Oh, I always wanted to try one of those turkey legs. Heh.
It seems so daunting. Corn on the cob, always so good.
I've tried weird things like fried oreos.

Yeah, those funnel cakes are a mess. That's why you don't
wear your fancy duds to the fair.

nancy

On 8/16/2014 5:56 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> There was a crab cake competition at the local
> horse track. Truth is, it was a bunch of vendors
> selling food and other stuff.
>
> We got a crab cake, naturally, some fried clams,
> couple of other things but the one thing I wasn't
> leaving without was bacon on a stick. This, I had to
> see.
>
> That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
> stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
> I would hope so. $10.
>
> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food
> you'd never normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at
> the county fair a couple of weeks ago.
>
> nancy
>
>
Cheap greasy sugar fun!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/16/2014 8:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I like going to fairs, etc where you buy random food
>>> you'd never normally eat. Had my first funnel cake at
>>> the county fair a couple of weeks ago.
>
>> Damn, I used to love those funnel cakes. They never tasted the same when
>> trying to make them at home either.
>
> When I told a friend of mine why I couldn't meet that night,
> because we were going to the county fair, she said Have
> a funnel cake for me.
>
> Well, all these years I never had one, so I took her up on
> it. Usually I get zeppoli and they aren't all that different.
>
> Fried dough with sugar, what's not to like.
>
> nancy

Truly.

Cheri

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
....
>That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>I would hope so. $10.
....

THAT is stupidly expensive!!

OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)

John Kuthe...

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Nancy Young wrote:
> ...the one thing I wasn't
> leaving without was bacon on a stick. This, I had to
> see.
>
> That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
> stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
> I would hope so. $10.

$10 for bacon on a stick? >:-o

G.

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
> ...
>>That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>>stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>>I would hope so. $10.
> ...
>
> THAT is stupidly expensive!!
>
> OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
> price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
> say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
> your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since they're
not everyday purchases, who cares.

Cheri

On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 08:03:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>> ...
>>>That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>>>stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>>>I would hope so. $10.
>> ...
>>
>> THAT is stupidly expensive!!
>>
>> OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
>> price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
>> say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
>> your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
>Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since they're
>not everyday purchases, who cares.
>
>Cheri

That's what the purverors pret on, and I'm guilty of it too. We figure
since it's part of the celebration, we choose to afford it. I know
that attending the Indy 500 race every year is NOT a cheap thing, so I
figure what the heck and spend more than I should. Luckily for me I
got a $1000 2 day easy as pie nursing gig just before this year's Indy
500, so I kinda had money to burn! Whee!

John Kuthe...

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On 8/16/2014 8:37 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>
> Oh, I always wanted to try one of those turkey legs. Heh.
> It seems so daunting. Corn on the cob, always so good.
> I've tried weird things like fried oreos.

The turkey legs are often just too salty. I've had some of the fried
crazy stuff at the Texas State Fair two years ago. Fried pecan pie was
pretty good.



--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 8/17/2014 11:03 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "John Kuthe" > wrote

>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>> ...
>>> That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>>> stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>>> I would hope so. $10.

>> THAT is stupidly expensive!!
>>
>> OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
>> price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
>> say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
>> your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)

> Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since
> they're not everyday purchases, who cares.

Really, it wasn't a cost benefit analysis situation. It was
hey, bacon on a stick, I get to see what's up with that for
10 bucks. I thought it was worth it. We're not talking
supermarket bacon, either. Good thick bacon more like meat
on a stick than what one might think of as bacon.

Don't anyone bother saying bacon is meat, that's not what
I'm getting at.

Anyway, all in, lunch for 2 was probably $25, no worries.
And I'd get that bacon again if I saw that truck.

nancy

On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:44:14 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/17/2014 11:03 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "John Kuthe" > wrote
>
>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
>>> > wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>>>> stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>>>> I would hope so. $10.
>
>>> THAT is stupidly expensive!!
>>>
>>> OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
>>> price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
>>> say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
>>> your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)
>
>> Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since
>> they're not everyday purchases, who cares.
>
>Really, it wasn't a cost benefit analysis situation. It was
>hey, bacon on a stick, I get to see what's up with that for
>10 bucks. I thought it was worth it. We're not talking
>supermarket bacon, either. Good thick bacon more like meat
>on a stick than what one might think of as bacon.
>
>Don't anyone bother saying bacon is meat, that's not what
>I'm getting at.
>
>Anyway, all in, lunch for 2 was probably $25, no worries.
>And I'd get that bacon again if I saw that truck.
>
>nancy
>
>

Bacon is Meat Candy! YUM!!

John Kuthe...

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"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 08:03:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 19:56:13 -0400, Nancy Young
>>> > wrote:
>>> ...
>>>>That was some awesome thick cut slabs of bacon on a
>>>>stick. Easily enough for two people, and at that price,
>>>>I would hope so. $10.
>>> ...
>>>
>>> THAT is stupidly expensive!!
>>>
>>> OK, OK, I bought my first turkey leg at the Indy 500 for the same
>>> price. But like I said, that is stupidly expensive!! And I'll dare to
>>> say, the turkey leg probably had more good lean protein on it than
>>> your bacon on a stick. Bet the bacon on a stick was yummy though! :-)
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>>Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since they're
>>not everyday purchases, who cares.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> That's what the purverors pret on, and I'm guilty of it too. We figure
> since it's part of the celebration, we choose to afford it. I know
> that attending the Indy 500 race every year is NOT a cheap thing, so I
> figure what the heck and spend more than I should. Luckily for me I
> got a $1000 2 day easy as pie nursing gig just before this year's Indy
> 500, so I kinda had money to burn! Whee!
>
> John Kuthe...

We have always considered the fair food as part of the deal and budget, same
with ball games etc.

Cheri

On 8/17/2014 1:14 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:37:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Oh, I always wanted to try one of those turkey legs. Heh.
>> It seems so daunting. Corn on the cob, always so good.
>> I've tried weird things like fried oreos.
>
> Those turkey legs are not all that. Once you've tried one, you'll
> probably not get another one. Vendors just buy them pre-cooked and
> frozen and reheat them on the grill to make them look they cooked them
> while drying them out. They cost $2/lb and sell for $16/lb.

That makes sense, I've managed to avoid buying one so far,
guess I'll just continue.

Besides, wherever I see them being sold, there are a lot of
smaller items I'd like to try, which keeps me from wanting
to load up on a turkey leg.

>> Yeah, those funnel cakes are a mess. That's why you don't
>> wear your fancy duds to the fair.
>
> They shouldn't be that messy. But I don't cover my cakes with goop
> since it ruins the texture - I'll drip in syrup.

Syrup? Is that usual? They just had powdered sugar that I
noticed. Same with the zeppoli, which is what I usually hunt
down at a fair.

> But you might think twice about eating them once you make them at home
> and see how much oil they absorb.

I'm pretty sure they aren't health food. Heh. That's okay,
once in a while.

nancy

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...

> Everything at fairs and the like are stupidly expensive, but since they're
> not everyday purchases, who cares.

I do. If I have to go to a fair and I do try to avoid doing that, I go in
with a purse full of food and drink. No way am I about to pay those prices.
Nor will I eat crap food just because it's there.

On 8/17/2014 1:56 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:33:50 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> On 8/17/2014 1:14 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> They shouldn't be that messy. But I don't cover my FUNNEL cakes with goop
>>> since it ruins the texture - I'll drip in syrup.
>>
>> Syrup? Is that usual? They just had powdered sugar that I
>> noticed. Same with the zeppoli, which is what I usually hunt
>> down at a fair.
>
> Syrup is very common, at least where I grew up (Penn Dutch). The ones
> I usually see at fares are covered in goopy canned strawberries (pie
> filling, probably).
>
> Now I want to make funnel cakes but I think I'm out of generic cooking
> oil. I have some gently used oil used to fry fish and some goose
> fat....
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz...ream/lightbox/
>
> -sw
>
Save the effort, apply directly to distended belly, enjoy....