Have you ever participated in or seen an eating contest? You've heard about them... the hot dogs, grits, tamales, crawfish.... How about apples? Nope, me neither, until today!I'm not one to participate in eating contests, in fact, I'm trying to lose weight... but I did participate in the local Chocolate Crocodile Apple Eating Contest at the Louisiana Boardwalk. It was a bunch of radio and tv people, so the contest wasn't going to be scientific or legal for that matter! When they plopped down this gigantic apple that looked like a basketball in front of me, I was thinking how -not- to blow chunks after the contest.
We had 10 minutes to eat as much of the apple, or two, if needed. Once we got started, I honestly went as fast as I could to eat this apple, but it was a pound and a half of chocolate/caramel/pecan dipped/granny smith apple goodness. It was really good!After getting through all the chocolate and caramel, I finally got to the apple. I thought I was doing pretty good until I looked up and most were finishing up their first apple and moving on to their second. People who were cheering for me at first, were now cheering for traffic guru, Jeff Parker, who plowed through two full apples when time was up. Jeff won with gusto!
All said and done, I ate an entire monster apple.... but came in last place! My wife and kids enjoyed my second apple, which I didn't even touch.Hey... no "after contest" chunk-age! I win!
Happy 4th of July!
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The left overs were so good! I know what I'm splurging on next payday!
You did a good job honey...not as good as "The Jeff Parker" but that's ok cause I didn't have to clean up after you!
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