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| Prince was here in spirit |
It's that time of year here in Minnesota, all of the counties have held their county fairs and the winners have made their way to St. Paul to show their wares, crafts or animals, and the various food vendors are getting ready for a very busy two weeks. Now, lest you think this is going to be an essay on the makings of a state fair, rest easy. This is a love story to food...Whoa, that's pretty pompous. Okay, it's some pictures and descriptions of my annual trek to the Minnesota State Fair with one of my very good pals. It's been 'annual' for about six years; and we've been perfecting our visit for that time: a plan on what to eat and when, when to go and for how long. People that go tend to have their own plan and rhythm based on their family obligations, traditions and past experiences. This has been the best year that I can remember as far as weather; a couple of rainy moments, but nothing too bad and the heat has not been as oppressive as in the past. We went on a Thursday (varying our Friday night theme) and arrived around 3:45 (earlier than in the past) and started with the food. My friend usually does a little more research than I do on the new foods, mainly because I can't remember and secondly, they are usually pretty meat-heavy, so I don't care as much. We only stayed until about 8:30, which was long enough since we both had to work on Friday. A little of the fair goes a long way for me, and we had a fabulous time. If you are ever in or around Minnesota in the last two weeks of August into September, you really should stop by and experience the fair. It is one of the best in the country and you can get a little of everything. In no particular order we ate: fried grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese curds, tater tots, reuben pickle dog, blueberry beer, crepes, strawberry donut delight and possibly other things I can't remember.
My friend has one request when we go, to see the baby pigs. In exchange for me doing that, she tells her other friends they can't join us in going to the fair (as in a planned outing) because I hate people. Thank you my friend.
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| They really are cute (they are under a heat lamp) |
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| Baby lambs |
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| A turkey (for you city slickers) | |
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| Baby chicks |
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| Doggy topiary |
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| Iron Man Seed Art |
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| Captain America Seed Art |
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| Not for the lactose intolerant |
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| Butter Heads (Princess Kay of the Milky Way) |
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| Bacon covered tater tots (ooh, a few without) |
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| Reuben pickle dog (no sharing for me) |
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| Blueberry beer and foam |
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| Nutella and marshmallow crepe (this we shared) |
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| the last food of the night - a turtle sundae (I devoured my hot fudge sundae and most of my food, hence no pictures) |
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| My friend and hand model being fun |
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