Everyone loves state and county fairs for the fun, festivities and, most important, the food! From corn dogs, funnel cakes and turkey legs to prize-winning pies, blue-ribbon cakes, and award-worthy barbecue, everything just tastes better at the fair. Now you can relish those lip-smacking specialties at home with the all-new cookbook, Blue Ribbon Winners. Indulge in your favorite fair foods all year long and cook with confidence knowing that dishes in this book are prize winners! Not only will you find fair-winning recipes, but we've also included first-place specialties from chili cookoffs, barbecue competitions, baking challenges, national recipe contests and dozens of other culinary tournaments. In addition, you'll find stories and photos from state fairs all across the country as well as heartwarming memories about fairs from yesteryear. Plus, tips from our Test Kitchen pros help you capture the flavors of the fair with ease. So, get ready for fried cheese, succulent fudge, grilled corn and all things on a stick. With Blue Ribbon Winners it's never been easier to serve up a gold-star dish. CHAPTERS The Best Fair Foods Fried Favorites Snacks & Other Crowd Pleasers Prize-Winning Entrees Chili Cookoff & Tex Mex Winners Winning Jams, Jellies & Preserves Baked to Perfection Blue-Ribbon Pies Gold-Trophy Cakes Best Cookies, Bars & Brownies Grand-Prize Desserts RECIPES Deep-Fried Cheese on a Stick Nacho Tater Tots Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks America's Favorite Funnel Cakes Loaded Pulled-Pork Sandwiches World's Best Hot Dogs Idaho-Fair Spuds Contest-Winning Strawberry Jam Grand-Prize 3-Berry Pie Piled-High Brownies First-Place Red Velvet Cake Blue-Ribbon Cream Puffs