This foodstand is the "great standby" - it is always open on the first day and is always open early and best of all it is close by the swine barn. They have great home cooking - we had our share of hamburgers and one late morning tried a western type omelet - it was good.
The Buni stand sells caramel rolls - they are huge and delicious! This is only a block or so down from the barns so easy access on a busy day! I headed out one morning to get a roll (I think hubby thought we were going to share - so a plain caramel roll was ordered) But when I arrived and stood in line they took out pans of fresh rolls so I ordered two -- one plain caramel roll and a caramel roll with pecans for me! It was as delicious as it looked!
It seems we have our favorites that we have to eat each year - and sometimes we try new things. The pretzel would have been a "have to have" since it was fantastic in the previous years. I stood in line one afternoon before hubby arrived - I ordered a plain pretzel with butter and garlic dipped in cheese. The young gal then said and what would you like the third one -- I didn't know it but apparently we were having a communication problem and she thought I ordered three pretzels. No ma'm! I left with one pretzel and cheese for dipping and she threw the others in the garbage. It went from bad to bad - my pretzel was not a bit warm therefore not very good. I saved a portion (a good portion) to take back to the barn to share and then I dropped it. Oh well, it wasn't very good and it was only $5.00 - it seems like everything is at least $5.00.
Then there is good ol' faithful - "Coasters" or better known as the "beer garden" where the conditions are perfect - that is why we keep going back. The music is soo loud that you cannot hear and the beverages are expensive - therefore it is difficult to have too much to drink. But they serve a good steak sandwich.
The buy of the weekend (actually there were two) -- Smokey Joe's Smokehouse sold beef jerkies (different flavors) for $4.00 -- we had a coupon so it was less. The jerkies were similar to a slim jim but much much larger and must have been a foot and half long -- they were delicious - would buy them again even without a coupon! Good place to stop next year!
The other great buy was Kathy's Cotton Candy - a stick was $2. and we had a coupon so got the stick for $1.00 --- this had to be the buy of the fair! And the only thing we bought on a stick!
One afternoon we headed to the other end of the fairgrounds which use to be Machinery Hill - unusual, it doesn't appear to be a hill. We found an entire street of old restored tractors and some not restored - very interesting. This picture is of a restored Farmall.
We did a bit of wishful thinking (dreaming) - we would like a sports car - a convertible or a three wheel tryke motorcycle.... Dream on...
Then for the real fun - Jason Aldean concert -- here are the concert goers! -- Cowboy hats and all! A good time was had although I felt like maybe I should have requested the adult section.
Now the final "f" - the flu! Today I was notified by one of our 4-H families who all became sick over the duration of the fair -- they went to the doctor and were told that they likely had the H1N1 flu but it was not confirmed and they are to just let it run its course. Found out that three other families are also sick apparently there was a flu outbreak and many have been affected. Our family at this time just has colds.