Comments on: Food on a stick http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188370 justpbob Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:57:10 +0000 #comment-188370 Yes, it's a slippery slope alright, Rat. Must be all that grease making it slippery. <br /> <br /> My State Fair menu from yesterday:<br /> <br /> Scrambled egg platter at St. Bernard's Dining Hall (near main entrance)<br /> Jerk Sausage on a Stick (Twisted Sisters, in the Food Bldg)<br /> Roast corn (near the Grandstand) Excellent this year!<br /> <br /> That's it. I showed some restrant this year.<br /> Yes, it’s a slippery slope alright, Rat. Must be all that grease making it slippery.

My State Fair menu from yesterday:

Scrambled egg platter at St. Bernard’s Dining Hall (near main entrance)
Jerk Sausage on a Stick (Twisted Sisters, in the Food Bldg)
Roast corn (near the Grandstand) Excellent this year!

That’s it. I showed some restrant this year.

]]> By: Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188354 Rat Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:30:56 +0000 #comment-188354 I wouldn't attest to anything "truthfully" because I don't know. But word would get out that trans fats were banned, so deep fried food wouldn't taste the same, or so it seemed. People would attribute it to a lack of trans fats, whether it was true or not. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://wcco.com/local/State.Fair.trans.2.369949.html" target="_blank"> From a year ago:<br /> </a><br /> <br /> "Fair organizers asked vendors to do away with the trans fats, which have been medically shown to increase the risk of heart attacks and raise bad cholesterol levels.<br /> <br /> "We're trying to give people the option," said administrator Dennis Larson, who feels the new signs help people make a more informed decision on what to eat."<br /> I wouldn’t attest to anything “truthfully” because I don’t know. But word would get out that trans fats were banned, so deep fried food wouldn’t taste the same, or so it seemed. People would attribute it to a lack of trans fats, whether it was true or not.

From a year ago:

“Fair organizers asked vendors to do away with the trans fats, which have been medically shown to increase the risk of heart attacks and raise bad cholesterol levels.

“We’re trying to give people the option,” said administrator Dennis Larson, who feels the new signs help people make a more informed decision on what to eat.”

]]> By: mnblrmkr http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188353 mnblrmkr Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:10:55 +0000 #comment-188353 Truthfully? Probably not much. Deep frying isn't dependent on transfat. If they haven't already, they could easily switch to vegetable oils. mini donuts might need some reworking, as the transfats are important for texture in those. Truthfully? Probably not much. Deep frying isn’t dependent on transfat. If they haven’t already, they could easily switch to vegetable oils. mini donuts might need some reworking, as the transfats are important for texture in those.

]]> By: Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188348 Rat Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:23:18 +0000 #comment-188348 What would happen if the Minnesota State Fair banned trans fats? What would happen if the Minnesota State Fair banned trans fats?

]]> By: alexis http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188262 alexis Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:46:44 +0000 #comment-188262 I got it too, Geoff. I got it too, Geoff.

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188164 justpbob Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:54:33 +0000 #comment-188164 <a href="http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/sangria-on-a-stick/article.html" target="_blank">Sangria on a stick!</a> Sangria on a stick!

]]> By: joyride http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188100 joyride Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:37:11 +0000 #comment-188100 <i>I prefer syrup</i><br /> <br /> Over jelly? Yeah, I could see that. I prefer syrup

Over jelly? Yeah, I could see that.

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188099 justpbob Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:34:11 +0000 #comment-188099 <em>I didn't see any piglets at the Miracle of Birth</em><br /> <br /> Now we know why... I didn’t see any piglets at the Miracle of Birth

Now we know why…

]]> By: g rote http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188098 g rote Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:32:49 +0000 #comment-188098 I prefer syrup. I prefer syrup.

]]> By: Bixby http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/13019#comment-188097 Bixby Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:32:20 +0000 #comment-188097 The bacon on a stick was overrated. I mean, it was good but I just didn't taste the syrup which was disappointing. I slathered some BBQ sauce on that and it tasted just like boneless ribs, which was great. Meanwhile, I earned the scorn of the vegetarian I was with for paying $3 for bacon on a stick. Whatever, I didn't see any piglets at the Miracle of Birth (I did see a bored mini horse), so I didn't feel bad at all about eating it. The bacon on a stick was overrated. I mean, it was good but I just didn’t taste the syrup which was disappointing. I slathered some BBQ sauce on that and it tasted just like boneless ribs, which was great. Meanwhile, I earned the scorn of the vegetarian I was with for paying $3 for bacon on a stick. Whatever, I didn’t see any piglets at the Miracle of Birth (I did see a bored mini horse), so I didn’t feel bad at all about eating it.

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