As the cookie dough crumbles.(Evening)

Publication: The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM)

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Byline: Dan Shingler Commentary

We join our intrepid columnist, who rolls on in search of this year's ultimate deep-fried fair delight, only to find heartache at the Twinkie stand

If a trainload of sugar were to collide with a trainload of fat in a giant fireball, you'd probably be left with something you could sell at the New Mexico State Fair.

Last year's "ultimate decadence" was the deep-fried Twinkie. This year, I had to find its successor, something better, as if there could be such a thing.

I had a tip: Someone was selling deep-fried cookie dough.

Surely, there would be a big sign with a long line of sugar junkies out in front. Maybe a defibrillator....

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