Janet Eats

As promised: here’s the list of what I ate at this year’s fair. Every year is slightly different: I have some favorites. And, of course, have to try out new items. This year: the deep-fried bologna on a stick. Here goes.

• honey ice cream with sunflower seeds (twice)
• wine ice cream: ruby raspberry and apple cinnamon
• deep-fried bologna on a stick
• grilled corn on the cob, hold the butter
• mini-donuts
• Pronto Pup® (you may know it as a corn dog)
• sarsaparilla
• sausage sampler: swedish, tuscan, wild rice
• vanilla milk shake
• small taste of chocolate malted milkshake
• what they called a “tornado potato”: spiral fries dipped in chocolate
• Pig Lickers: bacon dipped in dark chocolate
• sweet potato “tater tots”
• 10 bottles of 20 oz. water
• Korean chicken taco
• key lime pie on a stick

You know, I think that’s it. If something else comes to mind, I’ll add it. Doesn’t look so bad. Hahahahaha. Certainly not up to the standards of the 2005 fair.

UPDATE:  I have to laugh.  Looking at my post from the 2010 Minnesota State Fair – I realized that the picture is very similar to the one below – from the 2009 OREGON State Fair: involving the same basic food item: Bacon.  Anyway — I experimented with posting a blog from a remote location, in this case – obviously – the MN Fairgrounds – and it seemed to work.

A little post from the fair. I’ve embraced the fun of knowing that part of the joy of weight loss is that a day of indulgence ain’t gonna hurt. I mean, what would a day at the fair be without Pig Lickers: crisp bacon dipped in dark chocolate. Spent an hour with a man who creates wooden bowls you can drink ale from. Ain’t life grand!!

Sorry, gotta run. Hear there are sweet potato “tater tots” over down the way.