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LogDog75

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18. County fair

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 12:35 AM

Jul 3

I was about 10 years old when my father took me, my sister, and brother to the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. About three years later, when we lived near Bridgeport, Ct., my mother took us my sister and me to the New York World's Fair in 1964. First time I ever rode on a train.

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Now there are various fairs/festivals-city, craft , renaissance, church, school to go to. What were/are your favorite [View all] debm55 Jul 2 OP

I liked the sausage in a bun with sauteed onions and green peppers over the top. Haggard Celine Jul 2 #1

Thank you, Haggard Celine. You could watch the guy sauting the onions and peppers and your mouth would water cause you debm55 Jul 2 #2

I grew up in a neighboring county. Haggard Celine Jul 2 #3

Thank you very much Haggard Celine, That sounds great, The Gumbo Contest. Did you ever find a winner? debm55 Jul 2 #4

They were all good. Haggard Celine Jul 2 #16

Fried Apple Pie get the red out Jul 2 #5

Thank you very much , get the red out. I don't think I ever had one, but it sounds great. debm55 Jul 2 #6

Pow-wows and the best were the fry bread and the fry bread strawberry shortcake catbyte Jul 2 #7

Thank you very much ,catbyte. I love fry bread. I never had as a strawberry shortcake . It sounds delicious. debm55 Jul 2 #8

Oh, fry bread! 😄🩷 First had it out in my South West travels. Then at the.... electric_blue68 Jul 3 #17

As a kid, I loved those elaborately molded "barley sugar" lollypops. surrealAmerican Jul 2 #9

Thank you very much surrealAmerican. It sounds great. debm55 Jul 2 #10

Elephant Ears. Nothing like an enormous piece of fried dough. I couldn't pass up the giant mound of curly KitFox Jul 2 #11

Thank you very much KitFox, The foods sound great. debm55 Jul 2 #12

No candied apples???? HAHAHHAHAHAHA debm55 Jul 2 #13

Maple Cotton Candy!!! justaprogressive Jul 2 #14

Wow I never heard of Maple Cotton Candy. That sounds great Thank you very much for sharing, justaprogressive. debm55 Jul 2 #15

County fair LogDog75 Jul 3 #18

Thank you LogDog75, That sounds like a great experience debm55 Jul 3 #23

Italian sweet sausage on a bun with onions and peppers... electric_blue68 Jul 3 #19

Thank you very much for your delicious foods. Sausage ranks up there. Yum. I have had apple and custard pie. Terrific. debm55 Jul 3 #28

Deep fried veggies at the county fair sestina Jul 3 #20

That sounds very interesting.thank you for sharing sestina. debm55 Jul 3 #26

Art fairs Figarosmom Jul 3 #21

I love craft fairs! There was (may be back) a very well known crafts fair 2x year at Lincoln Center. I went to for... electric_blue68 Jul 3 #22

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Figarosmom. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 3 #25

thank you Figarosmom. I used to love them. I also made sassy teddy bears that looked like that they came out of debm55 Jul 3 #29

Creole Tomato Festival - New Orleans BOSSHOG Jul 3 #27

Thank you BOOSHOG. that sounds wounderful. A Creole Tomato Festival. debm55 Jul 3 #30

I go to the Renaissance Festival each year. OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #31

OldBaldy1701E. When we go , Rich orders that giant turkey leg. not haggis though. The cider are wonderful Thank you for debm55 Jul 3 #32

Always a Ren Fair Dude! OldBaldy1701E Jul 3 #33

Wow Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E. Thank you so much for sharing. debm55 Jul 3 #34