Second Visit 2014 - Sweet Martha's Cookies

When Mom and I got to the Fair we stopped by Giggles Campfire Grill which is up on the north end of Machinery Hill. I got the walleye mac & cheese and Mom got the walleye cakes. I thought they were both delicious. It started to sprinkle so we ducked in the John Deere shelter where Mom ran into a friend from church named Gary.

Next stop, corn dogs and we each got one. I haven't had one in a few years and it was yummy. I like mine with mustard and Mom likes hers plain.

After that we stopped by the Blue Moon Dine-In Theater where I got some sweet corn ice cream. It tasted like and ice cream version of a corn muffin and it had some cereal sprinkled it as a topping. I think they used Cap'n Crunch. Mom didn't get any but I gave her a taste and she loved it.

Sweet Martha's Cookies was nearby and when Mom saw the crowd lined up there she asked what the big deal was. I told her what it was and she said she had never heard of it which was surprising since the place has gotten a lot of local TV coverage lately due to it being open over 30 years and because it was recently featured on the CBS Evening News. They sell chocolate chip cookies by the bucket-full for 15 dollars. Mom said she only wanted to try one. I told her that I didn't think they sold them that way and that it looked like the smallest order you could get was a fairly good sized paper cone that was chock full. Mom said we should look for someone walking by with a bucket and just take one, which, if you knew Mom, is something she would never do. She decided to ask someone if she could have one which, again, if you knew Mom, is something she would NEVER do. Well, she did. A man walked by and asked if she could have one. He smiled and said yes acknowledging that it was a ridiculous amount of cookies. Mom tried one and offered me a bit. It was warm and pretty good. The man asked if I wanted one of my own because, as he said with a smile, "I have more than enough." I told him I didn't and we parted ways. The cookies were almost as thin as potato chips and Mom said they probably were as good as they were because they were warm and wouldn't be too special once they cooled off.