Society Life Magazine

It's about that time again.  Time to keep those cholesterol meds in check, stock up on Prevacid, and break out the elastic waistbands.  The fried ride is about to begin.  The 2011 State Fair of Texas' Seventh Annual Big Tex Choice Awards finalists have been announced.  That means the legacy of fried beer, chicken fried bacon, fried banana split, and fried butter will continue with...

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Fried...

(wait for it)

Bubblegum! 

(Actually, bubblegun-flavored marshmellow) There's also fried salsa, fried pineapple upsidedown cake, the curiously named El Bananarito, and four other heart-palpitatingly decadent treats that make the State Fair such a gastronomic train wreck.  Here's the full list.