* * Beautiful glimpses of the Fair; many thanks, RD! Loved all your foods on a stick. Despite the picture of a salad-on-a-stick I saw in the corner of the second floor of the butter-cow pavilion, I didn't really see how that could work. Seemed that unless you performed a sword-swallowing trick, most of the lettuce would end up in your lap or on the floor.
Speaking of calories-direct-to-ass, did you ever try the deep-fried candy bar? I was briefly tempted, but decided not.... My wife sampled the lamb-burger and the ostrich jerky (which latter I nibbled a corner of -- tasted a lot like the Slim Jims of my boyhood), and we both did enjoy the lemonade with Iowa honey! A much softer and more well-rounded flavor than the usual sugar-jiggered lemonade. Man, that place is *huge* -- after traipsing across the entire grounds -- sometimes with help of a tractor-drawn caravan -- we wanted to close by checking out the buckskinners' camp, but reluctantly decided to give it a pass, as it was on the far end of the grounds from where our bus would take us back to our car. so we opted for Trader Joe's instead. Wow. Talk about food! Well worth the extra drive to West Des Moines.... Next time, I will probably try the chevre mixed with wild blueberries and vanilla that I considered there :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > The Iowa State Fair has pushed the limit on what you can fry on a stick. This > year, "Fried Butter on a Stick" made its debut. Not worth the calories that > would go directly to my ass. Huffpo reported this artery clogging delicacy is > quite yummy. Some things just don't belong on a stick. I had a foot-long brat > on a BUN. > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/11/fried-butter-stick-iowa-state-fair_n_924768.html > > I captured a flavor of the Iowa State Fair for FFLife on my Flip video camera > yesterday. The software in right in the camera...very cool. > > 1:58 Movie: Flip has a "magic movie" function. > http://tinyurl.com/3r3gl2l > > 3:25 Movie: Flip video mixed with still shots. > http://tinyurl.com/3vf2em6 > > Photos: Check out the famous butter cow. > http://tinyurl.com/3pdy7dv > > Here's the list of foods on-a-stick as of Fair 2011 > > Fried Butter on-a-stick > Peanut Butter & Jelly on-a-stick > Chocolate Covered Fried Ice Cream on-a-stick > Cheesecake on-a-stick > Fair Square > Chocolate-covered tiramisu on-a-stick > Turtle mousse bar on-a-stick > Twinkie log on-a-stick (frozen Twinkie dipped in white chocolate and > rolled in cashews) > Octodog (hotdog in the shape of an octopus) > Chocolate-dipped cake on-a-stick > Buffalo chicken on-a-stick > Chocolate-covered peanut butter round on-a-stick > Chocolate-covered key lime round on-a-stick > Carmellows on-a-stick > Pretzel rods dipped in caramel or chocolate > Pickle on-a-stick > Pork chop on-a-stick > Corn dog > Cheese on-a-stick > Cajun chicken on-a-stick > Sesame chicken on-a-stick > Carmel apple > German sausage on-a-stick > Teriyaki beef on-a-stick > Corn on the cob on-a-stick > Cotton candy > Veggie dog on-a-stick > Turkey drumstick > Nutty bar > Fried pickle on-a-stick > Hot bologna on-a-stick > Shrimp on-a-stick > Chicken on-a-stick > Monkey Tails (chocolate covered banana on-a-stick) > Honey on-a-stick > Ice cream Wonder Bar > Deep fried Snickers bar on-a-stick > Deep fried Milky Way bar on-a-stick > Deep fried Twinkie on-a-stick > Lamb on-a-stick > Meatballs on-a-stick > Deep fried hoho on-a-stick > Funtastick Pork on-a-stick > Dutch letters on-a-stick > Deep fried hot dog on-a-stick > Chocolate covered cheesecake on-a-stick > Pineapple on-a-stick (Fresh pineapple dipped in funnel cake batter and > deep fried) > Chicken lips on-a-stick (breaded chicken breast smothered with hot sauce, > served with blue cheese dressing). > Cornbrat on-a-stick (bratwurst dipped in corndog batter) > Chocolate covered Ice cream cookie sandwich on-a-stick > Rock candy on-a-stick > Salad on-a-stick > Hard-boiled egg on-a-stick >
