The County Fair Is Here!!

[Gina]

Sounds like fun, hope you have a great time..

[Janet]

We went to the fair this evening. When we first got there we were all starved so we ate. I had a pork burger, cole slaw and drink and then part of an elephant ear for dessert....LOL.

I was really disappointed in this years fair. We didn't stay very long, but honestly...other than the kids with the animals and all, doesn't anyone clean up before going out in public anymore. Most of the people looked like then didn't have a bath for a week or any decent clothes in their closet. I'm not talking dressing up, it's a county fair for crying outloud, but it looked like a bad part of a town or something.

My son was really interested in the truck bog, so he stood along side the fence to watch until they moved a big truck in his (and other's way). It cost $7.00 to sit in the grandstands and it was soooo not worth it to me, but he wished he had driven himself so he ccould have stayed and paid his way in.

I think my disappointment in the fair stemmed from not only the hygiene of the fairgoers, but my son is so grown up now and when I saw the tall slide...it broke my heart. It was his very favorite thing when he was little. He of course didn't want to ride anything and that was okay, I wouldn't have been able to go with him....lol. I do hope he asks a friend or two to go again with him this week so maybe he would enjoy it more than with his parents.

Did get to see some of my favorite bus kids so that was nice. Not sure if I'll be visiting the fair anymore this week. I may just save my money for the Hotdog Festival.

[HALEY]

I love funnel cakes with strawberries and ice cream, YUMMMMYYYY !!!
and don't forget the crafts... i love country craft stuff !!!

[Janet]

They don't have any crafts at our fair. Just a couple of booths that sell what looks to be flea market stuff. The rest is food and rides. I've not tried the funnel cakes....too afraid I'll like them...LOL

[DianaB]

We don't have any booths or rides with our county fair. We used to but we don't anymore. It's just the 4-H exhibits and displays and the demo derby and rodeos. Our homecoming in October is when we have rides and all sorts of things going on.

So......what's an elephant ear? I've never heard of it.

[Janet]

Basically fried dough...LOL....with sugar and cinnamon on top. Man is it good. A few people I knew asked me what I was eating and I told them it was a Weight Watchers Elephant ear....they all just laughed.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Elephan...-2/Detail.aspx

[DianaB]

It's about like a funnel cake. Except a funnel cake is poured into hot oil through a funnel and served with powdered sugar on top. Yummy! The elephant ear looks good too. I'm going to have to try it!!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

They don't have any crafts at our fair. Just a couple of booths that sell what looks to be flea market stuff. The rest is food and rides. I've not tried the funnel cakes....too afraid I'll like them...LOL

everytime i get a funnel cake, there are at least three people picking at it, so i never get to eat the whole thing. LOL.... just like when we went to kenny wood i got one to share with Micah then Mike was also picking at it and my sister...