Published in print and online in The Auburn Journal September 10, 2009

If you’re going to the Gold Country Fair this weekend you can choose from a variety of traditional fair foods. But if you have a taste for the bizarre, Jack Crawley has the snack for you.

The “Twister Dog” and the accompanying “Tornado Potato” are certainly a feast for the eyes. Crawley promised the hot dog, which is wrapped in a spiral of potato and deep-fried, tastes as good as it looks.

“I’ve eaten a million of them and I still think they’re great,” he said.

Crawley will also be selling the Tornado Potato, a potato spiral sans meat, and sweet potato fries. He offers a wide variety of seasonings in case you find a coiled potato on a stick too mundane. You can sprinkle your treat with everything from apple cinnamon powder to barbecue flavoring…

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