On 8/17/2014 1:14 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:37:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Oh, I always wanted to try one of those turkey legs. Heh.
>> It seems so daunting. Corn on the cob, always so good.
>> I've tried weird things like fried oreos.
>
> Those turkey legs are not all that. Once you've tried one, you'll
> probably not get another one. Vendors just buy them pre-cooked and
> frozen and reheat them on the grill to make them look they cooked them
> while drying them out. They cost $2/lb and sell for $16/lb.

That makes sense, I've managed to avoid buying one so far,
guess I'll just continue.

Besides, wherever I see them being sold, there are a lot of
smaller items I'd like to try, which keeps me from wanting
to load up on a turkey leg.

>> Yeah, those funnel cakes are a mess. That's why you don't
>> wear your fancy duds to the fair.
>
> They shouldn't be that messy. But I don't cover my cakes with goop
> since it ruins the texture - I'll drip in syrup.

Syrup? Is that usual? They just had powdered sugar that I
noticed. Same with the zeppoli, which is what I usually hunt
down at a fair.

> But you might think twice about eating them once you make them at home
> and see how much oil they absorb.

I'm pretty sure they aren't health food. Heh. That's okay,
once in a while.

nancy