Essentials: Cookies and Milk at the Minnesota State Fair
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Sweet Martha’s flat, gooey chocolate chip cookies are a Minnesota State Fair institution, but they are inadequate on their own. Before you dig in, tote your plastic bucket across to the other side of the DNR Building and get a $2 bottomless cup of 2% at the All-You-Can-Drink Milk Stand. Even on a 92-degree day in a crammed Midway, the classic combination captures the wholesome roots of the two-week Midwestern carnival. —Jerard Fagerberg
Though he's originally from Boston, Jerard Fagerberg is now in love with the Twin Cities and their beer culture. You can find his writing in City Pages (RIP), The Takeout, and Heavy Table. Other sundry no-caps braindroppings are available on Twitter @jgfagerberg. His name is not Jared.
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