Wednesday afternoon I wandered over to the ring outside the horse barn and caught a little of the judging of the draft horses and ponies and farm horses and ponies.

The majestic animals walking, trotting and reversing had drawn quite a crowd, and the “oohs” and “ahs” of admiration were audible, as were the thank-you “neighs” back from the ring.

I’ve been eying the cheese sizzle for days, and since I’ve heard of the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes” but had never had the actual food, I was eager to try those as well.

So I got both wrapped up to go after the PRCA rodeo wrapped up Wednesday night at the fair.

A number of people have recommended the cheese sizzled, with the lady at the booth described as “genuine Wisconsin cheese, deep fried on a stick.” One cheese sizzle fan is “Brittany the Intern” from K96, who shared a fair booth with me for several days.

The cheese sizzle was awesome. Hot and cheesy, need I say more? I might have to go back for another of those.

Fried green tomatoes, left, and a deep-fried cheese sizzle from the Lorain County Fair. (Photo by Rona Proudfoot, The Chronicle-Telegram.)

After the cheese sizzle, I tackled my fried green tomatoes, and, well, let’s just call the fried green tomatoes a victim of circumstance.

I would say the exact moment I bit into my second fried green tomato was the point at which I hit the breaking point with how much fried food I can pack into one week.

Honestly, the fried green tomatoes tasted great — actually a lot fresher than a lot of the other fried items. Unfortunately, after about the first one, I was struggling to choke them down. I’ve definitely hit my fried food ceiling.

So tell me what I should eat today! Is there anything at the fair that isn’t fried? Leave me a comment about what food I should try!

I made a major fair food mistake yesterday afternoon. I was running around like crazy, trying, yet again, to be three different places at once, and I knew it was eat now, or forget it.

So I hastily grabbed a slice of pizza from a stand near the grandstand. After all, how can you go wrong with pizza, right?

Unfortunately, this pizza was just wrong.

First, unable to choose between pepperoni and mushroom, I paid more for pepperoni AND mushroom. Big mistake. There were a few measly slices of pepperoni and even less mushrooms — two minuscule slivers.

Second, the pizza was cold. Now cold pizza is OK when you want cold pizza (like when you’re up raiding the fridge for a midnight snack). But when you know it’s the one piece of food that will cross your lips for many, many hours to come, heat is essential! Had I been home I would have definitely been nuking this.

Not to mention, I’d have either doused it in hot sauce or dipped it in ranch dressing if I’d had either handy.

I learned my fair food lesson. Take my time! It’s worth actually checking out how the food looks. And anything that’s sitting out (and not cooked in front of me) is probably a risk.