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Page 204 2016 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 29 - August 6, 2016
As I continued on my trek of fair food,
I decided it might be time to ease up
on the main courses. By no means am
I trying to paint an image that I ate all of my
food for this series in one setting. I may be a
big eater trapped in a small body, but I’m not
that crazy. But I felt like it was time to give my
stomach a break from bigger portions and move
on to something smaller.
Naturally, I settled for a stop at what is arguably
my favorite place at the fairgrounds: Culler’s
Fries. Anyone who has ever been to the county
fair or the state fair later in the year is likely
nodding along as they’re reading right now.
But for those of you uninitiated on the subject,
I say two things. First; I envy the amount of
willpower you apparently possess, as I’m
surprised it took me this long to write on just
how delicious these French fries are. Second;
allow me to inform you on what a trip to
Culler’s is all about.
First, there is almost always a line, unless you
go in the early hours around lunch time. But
the line does move fast, as they only serve one
thing, and there a constant flow of fries being
loaded into the fryers. The fries are served in
little paper cone cups, and there is salt and
vinegar available for seasoning, which you do
yourself. I imagine that most people had a
Foodie goes to the fair:
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By Derek Hurley