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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:10 PM
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What I ate at the L.A. County Fair yesterday:
Edited on Thu Sep-22-05 01:21 PM by gwbsamoron
Hot Dog on a Stick
Lemonade
Pork Chop on a Stick
Coke
Deep Fried Avocado (with Deep Fried Tomato & Ranch Sauce & Pesto Sauce)
Beer
Deep Fried Snickers Bar (on a stick)
Bourbon & Soda
Carne Asada Taco Plate with Rice, Beans & Jalapeno Pepper, Chips & Salsa
Ice Cream Bar (vanilla, dipped in chocolate, coated with peanuts)
Wine
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:12 PM
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1. Excellent! There's no other acceptable way to eat fair food!
Except on a stick.

By the way, did you happen to catch an exhibit there called the Garden Railroad?
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:15 PM
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3. I think so. Is that the mini train behind the fence?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:17 PM
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4. Yup.
I have a friend who does volunteer work at that place. It's a pretty cool exhibit!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:13 PM
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2. Wow! That is a lot. You sound like my mom at the fair.
I don't know how she does it to be such a small lady!! Fried avocado? Sounds yummy. Our fair is coming in 2 weeks. I am ready for the food. I usually go with Chicken on a stick, or a corndog, and roasted corn on the cob. Yum yum yum. Can't wait!!
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:19 PM
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5. There were several more things I wanted to try,
Edited on Thu Sep-22-05 01:25 PM by gwbsamoron
but just ran out of room. On the list for next year are the Sausage on a Stick, BBQ Turkey Leg, and Ice Cold Pickle on a Stick. They have always had a Biscuits & Gravy shack, and I wanted to try it this year, but we couldn't find it.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:24 PM
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6. Our fair has a buttery biscuit with honey booth. And
the good thing is they give them away for free!!! I have had the turkey leg and it is GOOD. So much food, so little room!
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:11 PM
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11. Secret to the corn dogs
The batter is heavily laced with mustard. Makes you thirsty. Drinks are higher profit items.

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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:14 PM
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13. They charge out the ass for everything at the fair! And
I am always thirsty!!!
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:29 PM
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18. You're right about charging up the ass for everything...
I think I had about $180 cash in my wallet when I arrived at the fair. It was just me and my wife. I paid for our tickets with a credit card. I then WON $25 at the racetrack (on a mule race no less). I counted my money today - I have $37 cash left.
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cally Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:26 PM
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7. How do you feel?
I go for the chocalate banana and sometimes the cinnamon rolls.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:30 PM
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8. Surprisingly good
I think we walked so much that it burned off a lot of the calories. I, who usually get heartburn from, like, one doughnut, had no tummy troubles at all. My legs and feet sure are sore though.
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atomic-fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 01:56 PM
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9. Pork Chop on a stick! Damn Jim, sounds fantastic!
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:01 PM
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10. I don't know why I never tried it before.
I've walked right past them for years. It was delicious.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:16 PM
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14. Like I said - you cant go to the fair...
And order food that doesnt come on a stick. That would be like going to an Italian restaraunt and ordering a cheeseburger instead of pasta.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:14 PM
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12. Fair food for me means
doughboys, bloomin onions, and fudge all washed down with a strawberry smoothie.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:23 PM
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15. I love the blooming onions.
Haven't had that in a few years. I didn't include fudge on my list because we didn't actually eat any yesterday - but, we bought a pound to take home of yummy Mackinac Island Fudge. I had some with my lunch today.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:25 PM
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17. We always had to buy a ton of it cause no one liked all the same
kind. Dad got the grasshopper stuff (which I now enjoy too), mom loved the penuche and divinity, and my bro and I liked chocolate and peanut butter.
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:25 PM
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16. You could have just said 'everything' and saved some time
cripes!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:32 PM
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19. But then we couldn't have drooled on ourselves and
daydreamed about all the yummy fair food! :P
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