You know where you find the worst gutbombs?

[Archae]

At state fairs.

I mean, deep-fried battered everything. (Including Twinkies!) :wow:

Pork on a stick.

Cotton Candy that's light on the cotton and heavy on the candy.

Any more?

[KitchenWitch]

1. At the county fair I attended yesterday

They were selling deep fried bacon, battered and deep fried s'mores, and deep fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

[no name no slogan]

2. Was that Hennepin?

I just missed the Olmsted county fair a couple weekends ago. oh well, there's always the "Great Minnesota Get-Together" in a couple weeks!

[KitchenWitch]

4. Dakota county

down in Farmington!

[Archae]

3. Minnesota state fair?

n/t

[KitchenWitch]

5. No, State fair is not until August 25

[Left Is Write]

13. MN State Fair always runs 12 days, ending on Labor Day.

I went every year from the time I was born until I missed my first time in 2001. Went last year; have to miss this year again.

[Archae]

8. Deep fried PB & J...

Now I think I've heard everything.

[KitchenWitch]

12. The big thing at the MN State Fair a few years ago

was batter dipped and deep fried snickers bars.

There is a reason the State Fair is called "Coronary on a stick"

[Left Is Write]

15. I like to start my day at the Fair with a Pronto Pup...

and a bag of Tom Thumb donuts.

And don't try selling me a Poncho Dog, either! I want the authentic Pronto Pup. :)

My husband likes to start out with a footlong hotdog with onions.

[KitchenWitch]

18. Oh I am with you on the Pronto Pup

and the Tom Thumb donuts....I am such a purist when it comes to these things...I grew up in the same neighborhood as the people who owned and operated Tom Thumb donuts!

I also have to go to the sweet corn booth and have an ear.

[Left Is Write]

24. Oh, yes...that corn is so good. It's the best corn of the year.

[KitchenWitch]

26. and the Pronto Pup is a banquet on a stick!

:D

[Left Is Write]

27. LOL!

:D

I've got a sudden hankering to hang out in the park by the grandstand watching people and eating all kinds of food that's really bad for me.

[KitchenWitch]

29. I always have that hankering

:rofl:

[Archae]

20. What are those?

n/t

[KitchenWitch]

21. Pronto Pups and Tom Thumb donuts?

Pronto Pups are like corn dogs, only the batter is a wheat based batter.

Tom Thumb donuts are mini donuts.

[Left Is Write]

23. Pronto Pups?

Why, the original "Weiner Dun In A Bun."

It's a corn dog, but not just any corn dog. It's a Pronto Pup.

[Left Is Write]

11. They will just deep fry anything, won't they?

I haven't been to the Dakota County fair in about 15 years.

[KitchenWitch]

19. I think it is the best of the county fairs near the metro.

It has really expanded. There used to be about 20 food vendors, now there are about 100.

[nytemare]

6. There is a place here called Krystal's that sells little burgers

I think they don't keep them so clean. I call their burgers "botchilburgers". Every two years or so, I have to have the damned things. Then, I wait two years, because I remember what they did to me.

[Archae]

7. Around here...

Those are made by White Castle.

[nytemare]

10. Do they make you sick, though?

I hear everybody rave about White Castle. Krystalburgers will mess you up!

[Archae]

17. Depends where you get 'em.

At a White Castle, you take your chances, but buy 'em in the supermarket, you can cook them yourself.

[Left Is Write]

9. Don't forget deep fried cheese curds.

[NMMNG]

14. Yeah, deep fried Snickers Bars...WTF?

Who thought that one up?

I do like the cotton candy though :9

[TroubleMan]

16. Mmmmmmmmm......elephant ears......

[Archae]

22. Oh, and at the WI state fair, CREAMPUFFS!

4000 calories per bite. :eyes:

[Left Is Write]

25. You could probably log a few calories just thinking of them.

I've never been to the "real" Wisconsin State Fair, only the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield.

[Robeson]

28. Yeah, there's more. El Chico for one.....

...eating there is better than taking 4 tablespoons of fiber for a good old colon blow....

[Wapsie B]

30. They had all that and more at the Iowa State Fair today.

Well not the Tom Thumb thingies and Pronto Pups I guess. Deep fried everything you could think of though.