The fairgrounds cover quite a bit of territory, with lots of tents and booths --
What I thought was funny was the juxtaposition of the two main local crops for sale -- onions and strawberries (we came home with some of both)!
The whole idea is to sample all of the good things made from strawberries. For example strawberry milkshakes and strawberry pizza (cookie dough base with cream cheese and then sliced strawberries).
But the main focus was make-it-yourself strawberry shortcake. You have your choice of a biscuit or cake for the base. Then you take your bowl through the line with bowls of strawberries and bowls of whipped cream --
Add the strawberry sweet tea that Leslie got to go with hers --
But it wasn't ALL strawberries! One of the things we kept hearing about was bacon dipped in CHOCOLATE!
Take some really good thick sliced bacon, fry it crisp, then dip it into melted chocolate. It's hard to believe how good it is!
We looked at all the usual "carnival" food -- deep-fried Twinkies, zucchini and pickles; foot-long corn dogs; snow cones and ice cream, etc. But, we decided that we would head for home (truthfully, Forry and I were tired of walking!) and find something to eat on the way. We ended up at a new-to-us place, 5 Guys, for great hamburgers and fries.
Yum, we are so excited for strawberries to come into season here. Jared and I decided that Pop Pop's garden is going to be Ellie's favorite place this year. Also I am excited for you that you found 5 Guys! We first ate there in Seattle and loved it, now we have 3 here in Spokane (one up North by us) and its really the best burger around.
ReplyDeleteGoing to visit a Strawberry Festival next month in North Carolina when I visit my sister...hope it's as yummy as this one!
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