Thursday, September 6, 2007

Stressed desserts

Summer is winding down and it's time again for the Utah State Fair. We saw the usual sheep, goats, pigs and cows but we were utterly unprepared for the spectacle that was Deep Fried Desserts. Someone decided that Twinkies, Snickers, and Oreos don't have enough trans-fat already...

...so they thought they'd be better battered and dropped in boiling oil. I asked the guy about the fried Coke, and it's Coke mixed with a dough, deep fried, sugared, then covered with Coke syrup, and whipped cream. Sounds like a recipe for heart disease to me.

It's a potato, it's a corndog, no it's a DEEP FRIED SNICKERS BAR!! Miles and Ian paid $2 each to share this culinary creation. (Please don't report me to DCFS for letting them buy it). I asked Ian if he liked it and he said, "yes." I asked him to describe the taste and he said "it tastes like melted chocolate with the slightest taste of chicken." Miles said it tasted like "a caramel-nut waffle that is deep fried." I can imagine having to eat 2 or 3 of these in a row would make a great new method of torture.

The fair had a reading program this year, so Lisette, Miles, and Ian all read 10 books and got a free admission, a free ride ticket, and a free drink. The drink said "regular" but it ended up being about 8 ounces (how generous). Here are the girls waiting for the boys to get off the Tilt-A-Whirl.


Miles and Ian survived without puking (actually they probably could have rode it all night). Lisette ended up selling her ride ticket to Ian for 50 cents so she could see the Amazing Giant Pig and the 13 Foot Alive [sic] Giant Alligator. She was more impressed with the alligator, she said.



I saw my friend Ryan's family there at the fair. They have a farm which includes Dexter cattle, which is a really small breed. I got to talk to Ryan's dad and meet his sister. Above is a picture of a cute 1 1/2 week old calf they have. And yes, the sign says "DON'T TOUCH" and yes, that is what the mystery girl is doing. Obviously she must not have participated in the Reading Program. So much for literacy.

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