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9. So right!

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 10:24 AM

Aug 31

SE PA is a wonderful destination for American travel. Big cities nearby, Lancaster attractions, history in Gettysburg and Valley Forge, rural beauty, lots of excellent colleges, and all four seasons (although winter has been somewhat less snowy and cold recently)

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What is your favorite "food" to have at a County Fair or Carnival? I like the hot sausage and watching them cook the [View all] debm55 Aug 31 OP

Corn dogs or tacos. Elessar Zappa Aug 31 #1

Thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Aug 31 #2

Ox roasted on a spit. no_hypocrisy Aug 31 #3

That sounds great. Is it around the Lancaster area? debm55 Aug 31 #4

Yes it is. Very Pennsylvania Dutch. no_hypocrisy Aug 31 #6

So right! biophile Aug 31 #9

Next county up to the northeast of Lancaster biophile Aug 31 #7

Saratoga style potato chips DinahMoeHum Aug 31 #5

thank you DinahMoeHum. I have had those. Very good. We have a Revolutionary War reenactment around here and they make debm55 Aug 31 #8

Roast pork sandwich cut right off the pig. n/t malthaussen Aug 31 #10

Wow, that is different I hope you enjoyed. debm55 Aug 31 #17

Ice cream bar on a stick, hand-dipped in "Euphoria Chocolate" coating sanatanadharma Aug 31 #11

Thank you sanatanadharma. Our county fair is always held Labor Day week end. debm55 Aug 31 #14

foot long corn dog lynintenn Aug 31 #12

Wow. thank you lyninteen. A foot long corn dog. debm55 Aug 31 #15

Minnesota State Fair prides itdelf on serving Virtually Anything On-A-Stick. Mister Ed Aug 31 #13

Thank you Mister Ed. Deep fried Snickers bars on a stick. debm55 Aug 31 #16

Pink cotton candy rockbluff botanist Aug 31 #18

Thank you rockbluff botanist. Don't you love it when you watch them make it? debm55 Aug 31 #22

My favorite, too. Love to watch the "cotton" swirl around wnylib Aug 31 #80

corn on the cob. hot dogs .tacos or any interisting foood . will try once . AllaN01Bear Aug 31 #19

Thank you Allan01Bear. Does your church have a carnival? debm55 Aug 31 #23

no.. AllaN01Bear Aug 31 #35

Fried hummus, potatoes with weird toppings... quaint Aug 31 #20

Thank you . The fried hummus sounds great. debm55 Aug 31 #24

The Stuff I See On Carnival Eats! ProfessorGAC Aug 31 #21

Thank you ProfessorGAC I am a sausage and peppers person too. The Westmoreland county fair has the Awsome Blossoms. -- debm55 Aug 31 #25

Used To Be An Italian Joint... ProfessorGAC Aug 31 #26

I have a sweet tooth, so Diamond_Dog Aug 31 #27

Thank you Diamond_Dog. I like the funnel cake or fried dough with whipped cream and strawberries. Yum. debm55 Aug 31 #32

Oooo yeah! Diamond_Dog Aug 31 #34

Mine was local. A buddy ran a vending business called Rosies Ribs. I'd go to events and pay to get in brewens Aug 31 #28

Thank you brewens. That must have been good. debm55 Aug 31 #33

Fried bread dough displacedvermoter Aug 31 #29

Thank you displacedvermotor. I love fry bread and fry dough. Yum. debm55 Aug 31 #36

During Lent (no meat) when I was a kid we would eat fried bread displacedvermoter Aug 31 #42

Thank you displacedvermoter. I didn't eat meat during Lent. It was fish sticks, fish patties and scampled eggs. You debm55 Sep 1 #92

Rattlesnake corn dog... JT45242 Aug 31 #30

Thank you JT45242. I never heard of ratttlesnake corn dogs. Are they dead rattlesnakes? Can't you die? debm55 Aug 31 #39

Seasoned really well... JT45242 Aug 31 #48

Thank you JT45242. I agree they are so weird foods. I don't think I could try them. Heck I don;t eat lamb because I used debm55 Aug 31 #50

What came to mind immediately, pink cotton candy. Polly Hennessey Aug 31 #31

Thank you Polly Hennessey. Cotton Candy forever!!!!!! And if you were out in the sun too long with it , it would get debm55 Aug 31 #40

It all disagrees with me. RandySF Aug 31 #37

Sorry RandySF. We eat it once a year and then it's a year's wait. debm55 Aug 31 #41

Back when I ate meat it was the lamb barbecue. Now it's the falafels. WheelWalker Aug 31 #38

We have a Greek Orthodox church where the meat was real cooked lamb. I have never eaten the lamb. I like the Musaka and debm55 Aug 31 #43

As we use to say, "Eat more lamb. Ten thousand Douglas County Coyotes can't be wrong." WheelWalker Aug 31 #49

Can't eat lamb. It reminds me of lambchops on Sherry Lewis. debm55 Aug 31 #51

It's very expensive! I bet the Greek Church no longer serves lamb. LeftInTX Sep 1 #88

Thank you LeftinTX. I didn't go this year. But in previous years they did. It is a large church with a school where they debm55 Sep 1 #89

A big ol'... 3catwoman3 Aug 31 #44

Thank you 3catwoman3, what fair or event do you go to to get those? Sounds interesting. debm55 Aug 31 #46

Renaissance fairs usually have them. 3catwoman3 Aug 31 #70

Oh Yes, I have been to one in Ohio and the one north of Pittsburgh, TY debm55 Aug 31 #74

Roasting green chiles. CrispyQ Aug 31 #45

Thank you CrispyQ. That sounds great. debm55 Aug 31 #47

Sugar waffles. Xavier Breath Aug 31 #52

Thank you Xavier Breath. Sounds interesting. debm55 Aug 31 #66

The fried bread wendyb-NC Aug 31 #53

Love fry bread. Our fair had little cups of different types of salsa to dip the fry bread in. Thank you wendyb-NC. debm55 Aug 31 #54

All varieties of Deep-Fried crap JoseBalow Aug 31 #55

JoseBalow, what was the most most unusual you ate????? Thanks debm55 Aug 31 #56

Fried Twinkies, and fried ice cream were my favorites JoseBalow Aug 31 #58

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. that's funny. Fried twinkies. I heard of them but I don't think I would try one. debm55 Aug 31 #59

They're delicious! and you can get them drizzled with chocolate JoseBalow Aug 31 #62

Turkey legs! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 31 #57

Thank you , Grumpy Old Guy. I like the breast. Rick likes the legs--dark meat. I would pass and get my Awesome Blossom. debm55 Aug 31 #60

when I see people walking around with turkey legs lynintenn Aug 31 #61

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAH. that's funny. but that is what County Fairs are all about. debm55 Aug 31 #64

Fair food Squeaky41 Aug 31 #63

Thank you Squeaky41. Rich, my husband is from Boston. He calls clams around here a ripoff. "the best clams are with the debm55 Aug 31 #65

History Squeaky41 Aug 31 #69

Thank you Squeaky41, debm55 Aug 31 #73

Funnel cake PikaBlue Aug 31 #67

PikeBlue, thank you. I like mine with real whipped cream and strawberries. YUMMMY debm55 Aug 31 #68

Corn dogs and ice cream of any variety. Bristlecone Aug 31 #71

Thank you Bristlecone. I never had a corn dog. but yes to the ice cream. debm55 Sep 1 #90

Corn Dog! HeartsCanHope Aug 31 #72

Thank you HeartsCanHope, Enjoy!!! debm55 Aug 31 #75

Hot sausage for me too. nt doc03 Aug 31 #76

Thanks doc03, debm55 Aug 31 #77

Yes, YUM peppers and sausage (or, "salcissia," as my Sicilian gramma called it) Gaytano70 Aug 31 #78

Thank you Gaytano70. Yes, those hot sausage are the best. I like mine with the onion and peppers. debm55 Sep 1 #91

Gut bomb funnel cakes n/t gay texan Aug 31 #79

Yes. Thank you gay texan I like mine with whipped cream and berries. debm55 Sep 1 #84

Local school carnival: Frito pie (w/Wolf brand chili *no beans* and jalapeno slices) LudwigPastorius Aug 31 #81

Thank you LudwigPastorious. Both sound good, especially the frito pie. debm55 Sep 1 #85

The Earthquake Burger. Aristus Aug 31 #82

Thank you definitely a once a year burger. But enjoy when you can. debm55 Sep 1 #86

Well, don't have a county fair but NYC's Ninth Ave Food Festival is our biggest festival.... electric_blue68 Sep 1 #83

All sounds good. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Sep 1 #87

I like to get their fruit cups. I know I can make at home. But they taste better at the fair . debm55 Sep 1 #93

Do NASCAR races count? jmowreader Sep 1 #94

They sure do, they are an event. You can use carnivals too. Thank you, jmomwreader for the races, places and food debm55 Sep 1 #96

Funnel cakes Luciferous Sep 1 #95

Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Sep 1 #97