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Myjohnhenry

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 09:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
FRIED CANDY BARS

The miniature candy bars work very well for this recipe.

1 egg
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
Candy bars (Mars, Snickers, Almond Joy, Kit Kat or Twix)

Chill or freeze the candy bars

Combine egg, milk and vegetable oil in a cup.

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well with a wire whisk. Cover and chill for a few minutes while the oil heats.

Remove batter from the refrigerator and adjust the consistency if necessary. Heat about 4 cups of oil or shortening to 375 degrees F. Dip the chilled candy bar in the batter and gently place into the oil. Cook only until the outside is golden. Remove and drain on brown paper. Allow to cool for a minute as the inside can easily burn your mouth.

Myjohnhenry

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 09:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Recipe: Fried Oreos or Fried Do-Si-Dos Girl Scout Cookies

Directions:

Thoroughly chill cookies. Preheat oil in deep fryer to 350 F. Using tongs or a long-handled slotted spoon, dip cookies in Basic Batter for Deep-Fried Sweets (see recipe below). Place in the hot oil. The cookies initially sink, then float as the batter browns. Cook about 4 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain well and serve.

Optional: Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Note: This method will work on most types of sandwich cookies. We used Oreos with flavored fillings. Girl Scout cookies are for sale through the middle of this month.



Basic Batter for Deep-Fried Sweets

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup corn flour (such as Louisiana Fish Fry)
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk, beer or club soda

Directions:

Combine all ingredients to make a smooth batter.

ED. to add...they also used this batter for Twinkies and Peanut butter and banana sandwhich quarters

Tabbyking

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
cathie, they have a monte cristo sandwich in disneyland at the restaurant that's underground and on the banks of the pirates of the caribbean ride. it is wonderful!
at disneyland they also have a fudge coated apple with nuts. i like it better than the caramel apple because i love chocolate and because your tooth doesn't want to come out with each bite! i never had one before, and it was soooo good! the fudge was at least 1/4 inch thick all around the apple.

Cathie

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The Rocky Mountain Chcolate Factory in Eureka Springs had apples like that coated with thick fudge, thick caramel, some with both, with or without nuts. Our local RMCF only has a few plain ol' caramel or chocolate apples, nothing fancy, which is another reason I love Eureka Springs :)

Cjr

Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for posting those recipes. I may have to give them a try. They sound so good.

There is a store at the mall that sells all kinds of coated apples. The fudge apples are very, very good. We have them cut into slices so they are much easier to eat. There is also a white chocolate covered apple that is fabulous.

To bring it back OT, they probably sell them at carnivals too!

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 05:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Elephant ears and lemon shake-ups.

Mpls

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 06:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't go to carnival's because I like to see people who have teeth smile.

But here in Minnesota we have the Great Minnesota Get-Together known as the State Fair. By the way, there is no better way to spend a day just sitting in a shady area and watching the strange humans that wander through this thing.

On topic. I loves me some bratwurst with some mustard, and relish. Sometimes just a little saurerkraut. Then we have a dairy barn at the fair. If you can stand the rather "earthy" smell, they actually have an ice cream stand that is made with "as fresh as you can get it" ice cream from those same cows. Finally, a gyro sandwich is the way to end the day.

Weinermr

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mpls, you make it all sound so appetizing, that I'm even sorrier than I was before that I didn't make it to Minnesota.

Mpls

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weinermr, I swear to God, the only reason to go to the Fair is to PIG out. I mean you have to eat at least 12 things each outing.

They are getting into that deep fried candy crap that I've seen on the food channel, but no way in hell would I touch that. Have to make choices you see and my choices consists of foot long chili dogs, onion blossoms, french fries, pork chop on a stick, fruit smoothies, shaved ices, snow cones. Where the hell am I gonna fit in a deep fried Snicker???

Then of course you have the organizations there that have sheds for home cooked meals like open faced roast beef or turkey sandwiches smothered in gravy with a side of mashed potatos, or fried chicken. Of course you can wash this all down with some cold suds.

Aaaaahhh, summer.

Weinermr

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Mpls, you're making me hungry!! (Not that that's hard to do.)

Monkeyboy

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 03:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cjr,

Piggly wiggly fries are, and this might be an understatement, THE BEST D*MN CURLY FRIES EVER! I dunno how they make them, but they are good and it comes with a cheese dip. YUM YUM.

Cjr

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Monkeyboy, you have sold me on piggly wiggly fries. I am going to go to every D*MN CARNIVAL I can find within 300 miles to find them!

Urgrace

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 07:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weinermr, don't fret you can still make it to the Minnesota State Fair. It's not until a couple of weeks from now!

My favorite foods at the carnival/fair are the home made slices of pie in the food booths and the caramel apples in the carny areas. We used to get the hand-pulled taffy in all colors and flavors to take home and salivate over for weeks after the carnival had trailed off. They let machines pull it now and it just isn't the same.

Cinnamongirl

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 11:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay this may be an incredibly stupid question but.....What is a funnelcake??

Fluff

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cotton candy, hands down.

Curiouscat

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 12:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cinnamongirl, here are some pictures of funnel cakes. I've never heard of funnel cakes either 'til I watched a Food Network Canada program that showed them this past weekend. They remind me of the deep fried treat that has powdered sugar sprinkled on them called elephant ears in my neck of the woods.

Cathie

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 12:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The batter is poured through a funnel in a swirley (not to be confused with Shirley) pattern into a round metal "frame" that is in hot oil. They are crispy on the outside and like cake on the inside--wonderful with a light dusting of powdered sugar!

Cinnamongirl

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ohhhhhhhh ...now I get it! geez they look gooooood :) In my mind I was picturing little mini bundt cakes and just couldn't grasp why they'd be a favourite. LOL

Tabbyking

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
being in portuguese, italian, and basque territory, we also have the locals' fundraising booths selling tri tip, linguica, or hot sausage sandwiches on sour dough rolls; lamb kabobs, etc.

our big county fair opens tonight or tomorrow. it's just too hot to want to drive 45 miles to be out in 105 degree weather... colin raye is one of the entertainers this year, though, so that is tempting...my daughter swore his song with the lines "8-years old and a heart of gold" was about her when she was in 3rd grade!

Mpls

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The Minnesota state fair starts 8/21. The fair ends labor day. So there are 11 days to the fair.

There was an article in the paper recently about the guy who for the last 14 yrs ran the "Pork Chop on a stick" concession (they try and get everything on a stick at the fair). Well apparently he got angry at the State Fair commision because they are asking vendors to contribute a portion of their earnings to make improvements at the fair grounds. He threatened to pull out, so they called his bluff and replaced him.

Ok here is my point. I could not believe how much those vendors make in the 11 day period. He sold his chops on a stick for $5 a pop. and his average sale for the duration is around 90,000 chops. My limited math skills aided by a calculater says that computes to 450,000. Not a bad take I would say for 11 days work.

Squaredsc

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
maldita sea, that's a nice haul.

my fav carnival food is fried dough, yummy.

Snee

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
mini donuts!!!

Snee

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ohhhhh, i'm on atkins. i never ever ever should have come in this thread! i'm salivating.

Tess

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm not on Atkins so I can agree 100%! Mini donuts!!

Mpls, they have people on such long waiting lists for those vendor spots. One of my old bosses used to take her vacation during fair time and her family ran a cheese curd booth. I don't know if she still does but they sure made a pile of money during those 11 days.

I LOVE the Dairy Barn, btw! Love the baby farm animals. Last time I was there I got a beautiful picture of a little girl sound asleep with her head resting on her calf. They were so sweet.

Mpls

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 05:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, granted the dairy barn animals are cute and well groomed, but I go straight for the milkshakes then straight out so as not to let the "smell of nature" spoil any appetite.