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By Julie Turner-Crawford
’ve been spending a lot of time at county fairs lately. I love checking out the livestock and catching up with friends I only see at fairs. Some of these friendships go back to when my friends were just youngsters checking in with me at my local county fair or the Missouri Julie Turner-Crawford State Fair when I worked with the Missouri FFA Associais a native of Dallas tion. Now their children are showing at those same fairs. County, Mo., where These folks are my fair family, and I am always glad she grew up on her to see them. family’s farm. She is a There’s also the food you can only get at a fair. I love a graduate of Missouri good, greasy, deep-fried corn dog at a fair, and a funnel State University. To contact Julie, call 1-866cake is always a go-to. Barbecued chicken on a stick? Yes, 532-1960 or by email at please. This year, however, I have refrained from those editor@ozarksfn.com. tempting delights; it’s just been too hot to eat. Fairs have been a learning ground for me as well. I have had the opportunity to learn more about other livestock species and animals we didn’t have growing up. Have you ever watched a poultry or rabbit show? I still don’t understand it all, but I watch. I first saw a Boer goat at the Missouri State Fair in the 1990s. It was the first year for the Boer show, and I remember thinking these were the wildest-looking goats I had ever seen. Today, Boer and other meat goat breeds are a significant part of the agricultural landscape in the Ozarks. Sheep are very popular in the Ozarks as well. Not too long ago, we would only see wooled breeds here and there. Today, however, with the growing popularity of haired breeds, you see more and more of them in pastures and at your local fairs. Haired breeds sometimes outnumber the wool breeds in the ring. Something I don’t like about fairs, other than record-breaking summer temperatures, is the lack of interest non-agriculture people have in fairs if there aren’t rides, games or other things to amuse them. I often see posts on social media complaining that a fair
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DESSERTS
Peanut Butter Pies
Submitted by Julia Martin Cline, Smithville, Okla. • 1 small jar peanut butter • 1 small tub frozen whipped topping, thawed • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 2 C powdered sugar • 2 prepared graham cracker crusts
Mix all ingredients well. Pour the mixture into the two graham cracker crusts. Chill and serve. Store in the refrigerator. Note: Makes two pies. Know a Good Recipe? Send in your favorite recipe to share with our readers. Mail them to: PO Box 1514, Lebanon, MO 65536; fax them to: 417-532-4721; or email them to: editor@ozarksfn.com
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