Last weekend I experienced my first state fair. I had heard a number of different things I was to expect, though mostly people talked about fair food.
The Wienermobile was what greeted us upon entering the fairgrounds. I got to taste the new brand Oscar Mayer Wieners and they went down pretty well.
Compared to prize-winning jam and banana bread the title of best brillo pad artist was.... not quite as keenly contested, but a whole lot more fun to look at.
We made sure that we got in early for the pig racing, almost getting a front row view. There were four rounds, the final one pictured above featuring not the fastest pot bellied swines.
I was told to catch the butter cow. We did. We were impressed. We wondered what becomes of the butter when the fair comes to an end.
We decided against a donut burger. Just in case you were wondering, the meat between those donuts has never been frozen and there is lettuce in there somewhere....
These guys were the undoubted highlight of the petting zoo.
I got some lemonade from here. I didn't get any cheese on a stick.
