Fair fare Thursday #443.

[pomtzu]

Oh yeah - fried dough - steaming hot with butter and sugar. Haven't had that in years. And funnel cakes, popcorn dripping with real better, candy apples, greasy fries - all so yummy and good for you too!

And how the heck do you fry butter?????

[Lady's Human]

How do you deep fry butter?

Take frozen butter, dip it in batter, and deep fry it for a few seconds, just long enough to crisp the batter.

[Bonny]

How do you deep fry butter?

Take frozen butter, dip it in batter, and deep fry it for a few seconds, just long enough to crisp the batter.

A whole stick of butter on a stick is dipped in a cinnamon honey batter & deep fried for 3 minutes & coated in a sugary glaze for $4. Some say it tastes like cinnamon rolls or french toast.

It was the 100th Anniversary of the Iowa State Fairs life size butter cow sculpture & a tribute to Norma Lyon who sculpted the cow every year for over 60 years. She passed away last month.

[Karen]

Did you know, Bonny, that deep-fried butter is a Texas invention?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/326651.../#.TlB5S81QI7M

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Our county fair was in July but a I'm always ready for cotton candy!!!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm sorry, deep fried butter sounds just revolting.

Have you had those fried potatoes where they have really thin spiral sliced potatoes and give you this huge plate of them? Sometimes served with melted cheese sauce on top, but I like them just plain.

My husband worked a State of Md. booth one year at the fair and came home with a "treat"...a deep fried Oreo. Weird.

I can always go for a funnel cake, though!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Have you had those fried potatoes where they have really thin spiral sliced potatoes and give you this huge plate of them? Sometimes served with melted cheese sauce on top, but I like them just plain.

Those have been around since I was in jr high. We call them Suzy Q's here. Love them. They are way better than plain old fries. I even made them when I was a fry cook.

[pomtzu]

My husband worked a State of Md. booth one year at the fair and came home with a "treat"...a deep fried Oreo. Weird.

Have you ever had deep fried Twinkies? I've never indulged, but some folks I know, just love them.

At least I think I could stomach that better than the Krispy Creme donut cheeseburger. Now that sounds revolting and a good way to turn me against cheeseburgers!

[Bonny]

Did you know, Bonny, that deep-fried butter is a Texas invention?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/326651.../#.TlB5S81QI7M

That fried peanut butter jelly banana sandwich sounds interesting. I would like Jalapeno jelly on mine.

[smokey the elder]

The Wisconsin State Fair has cream puffs which are out of this world!

[cassiesmom]

The Wisconsin State Fair has cream puffs which are out of this world!

...sigh... and I didn't get up there this year to have one. The Wisconsin State Fair is closer to where I live than the Illinois State Fair. More fun, I think, too.

Last time we were up there they had on display beautiful stitched quilts, hand-made clothing, and knitted and crocheted items. Such lovely things. I have almost no skill in that area- I can sew on a button and quickly hem up a pants leg in a pinch, but that's it. So I love to see all of the different items people have made.