A fond memory growing
up is that at the end of the harvest season you could always count on
the county fair coming up! I’ll bet this is a fond memory for many
of us. I think the smells of being in the fairgrounds stick with you
the most. Upon first walking through the gates you smell the sawdust
and straw underfoot. The further you go into the midst of it all, a
strong whiff of cotton candy, popcorn and candy apples gets your
tummy growling. Of course there were all the sounds going on in the
background of people laughing, children squealing in delight from one
ride or the other, and the “barkers” trying to get you to come
play a shooting game. But the “good” smells bring back the best
memories of the fair.
Most of the ladies
always wanted to go into the buildings for all of the food contests.
Oh, that was heaven, stepping into those buildings with all the
different smells of fruit pies, cakes and candies hitting you all at
once! Yum! Homemade apple pie, blueberry pie, pecan pie, oh the list
goes on and on!
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You could stroll
through the aisles and aisles of all manner of sweets items. Your
mouth would be watering at each homemade cake you saw all the way!
Oh, that delicious chocolate cake, just like Granny use to make - or
the sweetest Strawberry cake - and don’t forget that made from
scratch pound cake!
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You can find all of the
great vintage items highlighted in this article on Etsy - all brought
to you by teammates of the V2 Team!
Recipes for all
homemade cakes & pies in this article can be found on the Vintage
Vertigo Eats button at the top left of this page.
On our next visit to
the old fashioned county fair, we’ll relive more wonderful memories
of this special time when we travel through the home canned goods
contest building.
The
author of this blog post is Denise from the etsy shop
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8 comments:
This brings back such great memories. I particularly remember the cow made entirely of butter (born in Iowa) and the Taffy machine!
Oh Yum! Now I am in the mood to bake - great article :)
I Love this blog!
It's so fun to read all about the past fun times. Cherish the past.
An absolutely befitting post that lends to warmer weather and the fun of summertime. Yes, the smells of the country/county fair! You ladies are doing such wonderful post layouts and write-ups! Keep 'er goin!
This brought back so many great memories. Thank you for reminding me of the fun times at the fair and for sharing these wonderful vintage items, Denise!
Wonderful memories and I love vintage bakeware!
Debbie FreeLiving
This post makes me so happy ... brings back a ton of wonderful Summertime memories! Thank you!
miamm ! Love it too ! :)
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