tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post4100937892937634661..comments2023-09-16T12:00:05.309-04:00Comments on Feed Me/Drink Me: It's Indiana State Fair Food!braingirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159313924554241811noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-27280603347023231562007-08-13T08:32:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:32:00.000-04:00I may my way to the state fair yesterday, oooo so ...I may my way to the state fair yesterday, oooo so bloated today. We have made it an annual tradition to go around to pick up several fair favorites, then take them back to the grand parents for a lunch. I know I am a bad man for feeding 80 year old bad, bad bad food, but it is sooo good and only just once a year.<BR/>When we sat down to eat all 4 of us had different favorites: Gramps - the Italian Sausage (he is from Sicily), Grandma - the pork sandwich, Girlfriend, the elephant ear, and mine was the Pepsi Balls.<BR/><BR/>I worked for the commasary a couple of years ago and learned which vendors seem to do a better job of cooking (and sanitation). Hints:<BR/>Get your beef from the tent on the north side of the track, the chefs association makes the food here.<BR/>Get your pork from the west side, away from the pork barn. I think the meat is always drier on the east side.<BR/>Make sure you get your cajun corn balls where Braingirl points out. There is another pretender in front of the administration building and they are not as good (fyi, I liked the cajun sauce they are served with).<BR/>Elephant Ears, go the the red barn elephant ears near the Fall Creek Entrance.<BR/>Corn, The one between the Our Land Pavilion and Marsh building (JayCees) seem to taste better.<BR/><BR/>Best tip of all, when you go, go in a group and share everything, that way you can try more.<BR/>And don't forget to see what the kids and adults have spent the past year raising and making. The pirate ship cake was my favorite.Ivy Tech Community College: Soups, Stocks, and Sauceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045555681498254583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-46006638193756038472007-08-10T12:32:00.000-04:002007-08-10T12:32:00.000-04:00A wonderful assessment of this year's fair food wi...A wonderful assessment of this year's fair food with plenty to leave the mouth watering for more. Just a note about those still-desired deep-fried Reese's cups: be careful what you wish for. The one I've had in the past have been so greasy I could hardly make it past a single bite. In several instances, the peanut butter filling, already a high-fat item on its own, burst out of the batter in search of MORE fat. Things that are pretty tasty already on their own seem poor candidates for the fryer. <BR/><BR/>As a follow-up, the "caliente" corn dog at Spaghetti Eddie's isn't spicy at all. Maybe it's "Hoosier" spicy or something. They say they put hot sauce in the batter, but you can't taste it, and the spicy ketchup from the pump bottle is only slightly more flavorful than your typical Hunt's or Heinz. <BR/><BR/>The highs should be under 90 this weekend (glory be!), so get in line!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-28694869152714887342007-08-09T13:02:00.000-04:002007-08-09T13:02:00.000-04:00We missed the giant clogged artery! But we did la...We missed the giant clogged artery! But we did laugh at the Tums Diner set up over by the 4-H building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-740965309800376922007-08-09T10:32:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:32:00.000-04:00Did you tour Clarian's giant clogged artery?Of cou...Did you tour Clarian's giant clogged artery?<BR/><BR/>Of course, there's no need to worry about that sort of thing, since the Indiana State Fair has banned trans fats....M. Zane Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045174995403349835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-45290490863087749152007-08-09T08:29:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:29:00.000-04:00We were the ones who laughed out loud then left wh...We were the ones who laughed out loud then left when she started in about why you shouldn't smell your food cooking. The ladies in the crowd were lapping it up, though.<BR/><BR/>Can you sell snakeoil and cookware at the same time? I think you can!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10704477.post-45078105728200194972007-08-09T07:50:00.000-04:002007-08-09T07:50:00.000-04:00I went to the State Fair yesterday too, and I sat ...I went to the State Fair yesterday too, and I sat through about half of the cookware sales pitch too. On the upside, I got a free salad out of it- a nice, cool, & refreshing snack on a steamy hot day!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.com