Fan-fare for Fair treats

Local venders serving up traditional carnival foods

Georgia Southern students Kimberly Johnson, left, Erica Pearson, center left, Julia Widbom, center right, and Natalie Jackson enjoy some of the classic foods offered at the Heritage Village food court at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair on Wednesday. Widbom, an international student from Sweden, said this was her first Fair. "I really feel American almost," she said.

W 101911 FAIR FOOD — Georgia Southern students Kimberly Johnson, left, Erica Pearson, center left, Julia Widbom, center right, and Natalie Jackson enjoy some of the classic foods offered at the Heritage Village food court at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair on Wednesday. Widbom, an international student from Sweden, said this was her first Fair. "I really feel American almost," she said.

The aisles were crowded, with people of all walks of life packed as tightly as canned sardines, waiting. Whether it was for a funnel cake smothered in powdered sugar, a sausage dog with peppers and onions, a fried fish sandwich or some fresh fried pork skins, everyone in the Heritage Village food court at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair Thursday was hungry. Lines wound around each other as people stood waiting their turn at one of several booths offering mouth-watering delights.