Our State Fair is a great state fair. Don’t miss it don’t even be late. Rodgers & Hammerstein
The top 5 reasons I go to the State Fair of Texas….
5. Pig Races
4. Car Show
3. People Watch
2. Crazy Mouse Ride
1. Corn Dogs!
I’m counting down the days to September 28…. when people from all walks of life and all corners of the state and beyond, eagerly gather into a hay-filled rodeo barn sitting side by side squealing for their favorite pig like its the Texas-OU football game. Big-haired women, mullet-haired men, even Oprah was there a few years ago to feast on the deep fried butter.
The parking lot is crammed with expensive tiny foreign cars and dirty farm vehicles driven in from Groesbeck, but once inside the hallowed fairground gates everyone is reduced to the lowest common denominator, standing in long hot lines for piles of tornado taters. People come together. Totally non-partisan.
The presidential election should be held during the nation’s state fairs.
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| Crazy Mouse ride! Talya, Taylor, Zach, Staci 2011 |
Each year there is a contest for the best tasting and most creative new fair food to feed the famished fairgoers. This year’s winners, Deep Fried Jambalaya and Fried Bacon Cinnamon Rolls. Another new food for 2012, Chicken Fried Cactus Bites, proving people will eat anything as long as its battered, deep fried in lard, and served on a stick.
Don’t even be late!
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| fried margarita 2010 |
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Musical Pairings
OUR STATE FAIR IS A GREAT STATE FAIR, DON’T MISS IT, DON’T EVEN BE LATE! IT’S DOLLARS TO DONUTS THAT OUR STATE FAIR IS THE BEST STATE FAIR IN OUR STATE!
24 days and 51 minutes…
Fried Margaritas? Please tell me there’s a yearly State Fair cookbook with recipes?
I’ve never seen a cookbook but I bet there is… You know it’s best not to know how to make some things.
I have a picture of me eating the Fried Margarita. I wish you had had it for this blog. Love the fair, but I missed it last year for some reason.
I have to try the deep-fried Jambalaya: shrimp.Cajun sausage, coated in seasoned flour, and of course, FRIED! The creator of this, Abel Gonzales, Jr. said he gained 10 pounds trying to get this one just right.
And, the the Big Tex winner is grease—-again. Love it! Talya’s Mom
I think the jambalaya sounds pretty good too.
Sounds just like the Iowa State Fair! Loved it! Loved the music!
I’ve heard amazing things about the Iowa State Fair. Would love to try it out some time!
One of these years, I’m heading to Texas to check out the Texas State Fair! Just the pictures of all these deep-fried foods is reason enough!=) And Talya, you need to hook up with the TSF’s media and advertising department!….You’ve definitely sold me on making the drive!=)
You have a place to stay.
Thank you, and now, I may have to make that trip sooner than later!=) And the same invitation goes to you when you come to Nashville.
Always love the fair, brings back the old days of the Mid South fair in Memphis!
Always love to read your fair adventures and see the pictures! I miss the old days of Courtney showing her Animals in the fair. Great memories! In JrHS and HS, La Nette and I would always go to the Mid South Fair at Memphis! We’d plan all our rides before arriving and try to ride them twice! Our FAV back then was the Octopus! Loved the TSF too! Went with De Ann once – a blast! Talya’s Cuz
Staci and I loved the Mid South Fair! We always went with Lesa. So much fun! It’s where I first peed in my pants I think.
I’ll pass, thankyouverymuch. It’s been ages–the children (now 40s-50s) were little–since I’ve been to the Arkansas State Fair. Color me yellow–cowardly, if you like–or ecru: neutral.
Pat. You KNOW you want a corny dog.