Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle
, August 22, 2008 16:24
The 139th Nebraska State Fair begins today (Friday, August 22nd) in Lincoln, and will run through Labor Day. Some of the food-themed events that caught our eye: Jim Victor will be making sculptures out of 250-pound blocks of cheese (!); the UNL Food Products exhibition will showcase Nebraska foods; there will be a fiberglass milking cow; contests: corn-shucking, and watermelon, pie, and Jell-O eating competitions. The most interesting-sounding things to eat include chocolate milk and strawberry milk from Legacy Dairy; Runzas; prime rib, roast beef, and beef hot dogs from the Nebraska Cattlemans Beef Pit; and homemade pie from the United Methodist Ministries.
The music’s all free (with paid fair admission) at the Nebraska State Fair, and there’s plenty of car racing, bull riding, monster trucks, and demolition derbies. See the fair website for all the details.
