You may have noticed a reoccurring theme the past couple of days. (It is likely to continue for at least a couple more…..)
For you see….. finally…. at long last….. it happened today.
The much anticipated, highly acclaimed, and “fried-everything-good” Preble County Fair arrived in town today.
Tickets were purchased. Crowds crowded in. Judges judged. Singers sang. And marching bands played. People spent dough on things fried in hot oil.
Children rode rides. Quilts were hung. Balloons broke free from very small hands. Pickles were battered and thrown into vats of hot oil.
Ribbons were pinned on chests and on pies. Cows were bathed. Sheep wool met sheers. Plastic rings sailed toward seas of bottles. And doughs were dusted with powdered confections after emerging from drums of hot oil.
Goldfish dodged ping pong balls. Merry-Go-Round horses bobbed up and down. Races were raced. Winners rejoiced and losers lamented. Oreos were dipped in dough, and plopped into tubs of hot oil.
Yes. Come one and come all…. step right up …..to the fairest of fairs…. right here in Preble County.
The World Famous Preble County Fair. Since 1850. I can only imagine what it must have been like back then… but I have a sneaky feeling they didn’t have nearly as many things fried in hot oil…. Just a guess.
Politicians were about the only thing dipped in oil and the feathers from the poultry competition were put to good use before dropping the politicos at the county line.
LOL…
Do you think we can still get that sort of thing going nowadays?
I was at the fair on parade day…. and there was this one float… and on it…..
Hmmmmm. Maybe nevermind……