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Deep-fried candy bar a new twist on old junk (Mark Brown, August 15, 2002, Chicago Sun-Times)

One of the hot items at the Illinois State Fair this year is a deep-fried candy bar.

They freeze a Snickers, Butterfinger or Milky Way, coat it with the same batter they use for the funnel cakes and then drop it in hot grease for a minute or so.

The result is scary, messy and slides down the hatch faster than you might expect.

The problem comes when it hits bottom and you come to the sudden realization that you've just swallowed a whole candy bar in about the time it takes to lick your fingers.

Why's that a problem? Posted by Orrin Judd at August 15, 2002 12:43 PM