OrangeCoat

Freaky.

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Is this a leadup to your master plan to create bacon-wrapped bratwurst-based corndogs?

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The corn dog was clearly my muse for all these pictures. Or maybe it is just the muse for the entire fair.

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Bear, do you remember the kid at Clemson Elementary who called himself "Master Cheese"? The same kid who walked by a tv screen with the title "Snow Dogs" on it and said to me...."Snow Dogs....kind of like Corn Dogs."

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Master Cheese = Ralph Wiggum

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"I am Master Cheese...you must bring me all your cheese!"

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Oddly enough, the desire for a corn dog had been following me around for months now like a stray puppy. It is surprisingly difficult to find something like a corn dog when you have a hankerin' for one. I tried to alleviate my desire with a store-bought frozen microwaveable type one (I know) but to no avail. I actually considered going to the fair for the very reason that I could finally track one down. But that didn't pan out either. Why do so few restaurants carry the corn dog these days? It makes me very sad.

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Corn dogs are a lost art. The best corn dogs from my memory were from Nibils down at the Surfside Beach pier.

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There was one stand at the fair that offered three different sizes of corn dogs. I got the largest size. It was great on every level. Stu next the fair is in town you must go. Or if you wait until Oktoberfest, I imagine some corn dogs could be had then too.

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MMMM. Oktoberfest. Where the beer flows like sauerkraut.

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I love the fair spirit, summed up as:
'Hey - I don't think THAT's ever been fried before. Let's see if we can bread it, jam in a stick, and dip it in boiling oil.'

It's that kind of inginuity keeping America ahead in the world.

(That being said, I don't get fairs, but the wife won't let me miss one. She goes for the cotton candy and goats.)

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They had deep fried twinkies this year at the fair. That was new to me.

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I happen to be a Corn Dog connoisseur myself. For those of you looking for a "Fair-esque" fix, try one of your local Dodges Store. Mucho bueno.

In my experiences, few things top a corn dog. However, one must try a kasekrainer in Austria. Get a sandwich roll, cut then end off, stick it on a red-hot poker for several seconds to toast the inside, then fill with mustard and a foot long cheddar-wurst. Es ist gut!

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