<strong>Fair Foods: </strong>George Geary's book "<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFair-Foods-Popular-Offbeat-Americas%2Fdp%2F159580093X" target="_blank" target="_blank">Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from America's State & County Fairs</a>" shows off some of the delicious, fattening and downright odd foods in the country, such as this cheeseburger on two doughnut "buns."
Fair Foods: George Geary's book "Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from America's State & County Fairs" shows off some of the delicious, fattening and downright odd foods in the country, such as this cheeseburger on two doughnut "buns."
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<strong>Snow cones: </strong>Snow cones, like Hawaii's beloved shaved ice, are usually tinted with Kool-Aid.
Snow cones: Snow cones, like Hawaii's beloved shaved ice, are usually tinted with Kool-Aid.
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<strong>Coney Island chili dogs: </strong>Coney Island chili dogs aren't from Coney Island at all: Two hot dog stands in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Jackson, Michigan both claim to have invented the dogs.
Coney Island chili dogs: Coney Island chili dogs aren't from Coney Island at all: Two hot dog stands in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Jackson, Michigan both claim to have invented the dogs.
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<strong>Pickle dogs: </strong>The pickle dog, "honey ham slices coated with cream cheese and wrapped around dill pickle spears," just about passes for a health food.
Pickle dogs: The pickle dog, "honey ham slices coated with cream cheese and wrapped around dill pickle spears," just about passes for a health food.
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<strong>Fried green beans: </strong>How do you turn something from healthy to unhealthy? Deep fry it.
Fried green beans: How do you turn something from healthy to unhealthy? Deep fry it.
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<strong>Deep-fried Oreos:</strong> Deep-fried Oreos are the brainchild of "Chicken Charlie" Boghosian, who created the delicacies for the Los Angeles County Fair in 2002.
Deep-fried Oreos: Deep-fried Oreos are the brainchild of "Chicken Charlie" Boghosian, who created the delicacies for the Los Angeles County Fair in 2002.
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<strong>Corn dogs: </strong>Geary himself created the corn dog for Disneyland in the 1980s.
Corn dogs: Geary himself created the corn dog for Disneyland in the 1980s.
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<strong>Accompaniments: </strong>Take your love of deep frying one step further by pairing your crispy snacks with ice cream or whipped cream.
Accompaniments: Take your love of deep frying one step further by pairing your crispy snacks with ice cream or whipped cream.
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