STATUS: GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST WAS THAT GOOD!
Well, everyone loves the fair. The games, the sites, the smell of the food covering you like a blanket as you walk through the gate. More on that later. Just a few details about the fees for the fair:
- Adult Admission 2009 is $10.00 Weekdays ($12.00 on weekends)
- Children under the age of 8 are free
- Seniors pay $7.50
- Parking is $8 at the fair but cheaper parking can be found nearby.
By the time you have walked in and been greeted by Tobor the giant robot, you have already spent almost $30 but to us, its worth it because the Topsfield Fair comes but once a year and we never miss it.
SO... back to the food...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not visit food stands that are far outside the entrance to the park, such as the games areas. I have it on good authority that these places don't use the best sanitization practices. So, you are warned. If you eat there and throw up or have diarrhea, that is on you. I've seen it happen more than once.
Pizza:
A piece of pizza from the Supinos stand will run you about $4 which is a pretty good price for fair fare. The pizza was a bit greasy but what do you want, this is the T-Field Fair, not Flatbreads! It was the size of two large pieces of pizza (thanks America for increasing portion sizes to the point of ridiculousness) and satisfied my hunger. Delicious.
Fried Dough:
One piece of Anna's Fried Dough costs $5 at the fair. I remember when it was $2 but of course, I am very old. Plus the cost of flour and frying oil has gone up by over 100% in the last 5 years....wait a minute???? Anywho, against our better judgement, we ordered the fried dough. For some reason, we opted to not get butter slathered all over the top but we sufficiently covered the thing in cinnamon and sugar so we were happy. It was as delicious as either of us could remember and we recounted on the way home that the anticipation of the fried dough throughout the year was just as sweet as that hot oily crispy dough hitting your lips for the first time in 365 days.
Apple Cider:
A "large" apple cider is $2.50 and comes in an environmentally friendly styrofoam cup the size of a Starbucks tall (which is a small, if you didn't discern the sarcasm from my cleverly placed quotations around the word "large" - this time, I am not being sarcastic, just grammatically accurate).
This is all we bought at the fair besides $40 worth of local honey (not an exaggeration). We now have 7lbs of honey...just in case.
All in all, the fair left us with a great taste in our mouths and I have to say that I enjoyed it every bit as much as I have in years past. See you in a year fried dough, we'll miss you.
