Try as I might I couldn’t fit all the fair food I wanted to try into one week. (I’m sure my scale is grateful for that!)

I had hoped to grab a few final things to go when I left the fair Sunday evening.

But after barely surviving my first demolition derby (and being pelted for two hours with flying gobs of mud) I was limping around the midway cold, tired and dirty Sunday evening. As I looked unsuccessfully for the belly buster burger everyone told me to try, a hot bath back home in Lorain beckoned, and I opted to take the shortest route to my car.

A few things I really wish I’d gotten to try:

• The above-mentioned belly buster burger. I can recall which stand it came from, but everyone told me it rivaled the Oh-Boy. I didn’t get a chance to try it, and not just because I was afraid of being run out of town if I insulted the Oh-Boy.
• Mulgrew’s poor man’s prime rib. My friend Karen Schrader, who stopped by my booth to say hi, recommended this one. I really wanted to grab one as I left that last night, but the booth was just SO FAR down the midway.
• Potato pancakes. Another food that I’ve never had, and I had several people recommend them.
• Fried pickles. I love fried pickles. I ate my first fried pickles at Ghoulardi’s in Lorain, and it was love at first bite. I wanted to see how the fair fried pickles compared.

I guess all of that will have to wait for next year for me. What did you try? Leave me your comments with your food reviews!

And here’s some of the stuff I did get to try:

• Sweet potato fries
• Midway Oh-Boy
• Deep-fried Wisconsin cheese curds
• Hill’s waffles
• Pizza
• Cheese sizzle
• Fried green tomatoes
• Italian meatball sandwich
• Wellington band doughnuts
• Walking taco
• Fried veggies

I’m the meantime, it’s time for me to hit the gym!