The fat cats in Canberra will try to tell you it's all about the policies and the promises but don't fall for the spin - we all know it's a jam drop and a snag in bread that really makes our democracy sizzle. GREG BARILA hit the hustings yesterday to find the most d-electablepolling booth cake stalls and barbecues in the city.
1 HINDMARSH BOOTH: Brooklyn Park Church of Christ. 
THE SNAG: There's only one thing better than a sausage in bread and that's a sausage in bread for breakfast. Retired principal Roger Webb and friends looked after us with sausages from Findon purveyor of fine meats Baa Moo Oink. Onions served reverse-Abbott - cooked and with the skin off. Good grease on the sausage. A liberal squirt of dead horse.
THE SIZZLE: Just $2.50 and money goes to the local church community. RATING: 3 out of 5 bangers
2 PORT ADELAIDE BOOTH: Allenby Gardens Primary.
THE SNAG: Insider tip. The bacon and eggs aren't normally part of the deal but tell them you're from the Sunday Mail and enjoy the royal treatment. "If you're doing a review you can have whatever you want. Do you want an egg on top?" I opted for the standard snag in white bread with onionsand sauce.
THE SIZZLE: Great folk, trying to raise $50k for airconditioning for the gym. RATING: 3 out of 5 bangers.
3 HINDMARSH BOOTH: St Leonards Primary.
THE SNAG: Any boss who sacked anyone for sneaking down here for a cheeky snag is a bum! At just $2 these sausages were not only the cheapest we found but served up in a fun festival atmosphere with a huge craft, clothes and jewellery market, food trucks, a fairy floss stand and playground for the kids.
THE SIZZLE: Came for the snags, stayed for the party.
RATING: 3 bangers for the snags, 5 for the all-round effort.
4 BOOTHBY BOOTH: Colonel Light Gardens Primary.
THE SNAG: Well may we say God Save the Queen because nothing will save this sad old sausage sizzle experience. OK, maybe it wasn't that momentous a moment in Australian political history but with most of the sausages dismissed before 1pm I was forced to make do with a snag with the dregs of the onions on the chewy end of the loaf. No one likes that bit. But the sausage itself was perfectly serviceable.
THE SIZZLE: Sadly lacking.
RATING: 2 bangers.
5 ROSE PARK BOOTH: Rose Park Primary.
THE SNAG: One might have expected to find the most expensive snag in Adelaide ($3) in the leafy green suburbs of the seat of Adelaide but you pay for quality and this delivered in spades. Perfect light cook and in a bold (and welcome) departure from tradition, fresh and fluffy wholemeal bread. Hands down the best sausage all day. First Past the Post.
THE SIZZLE: The vanilla cupcake with the green icing was delicious. RATING: 5 bangers out of 5.
6 MAKIN
BOOTH: Mawson Lakes School.
THE SNAG: The only thing better than a sausage in bread isn't a breakfast sausage. It's a FREE sausage. Riley, Alex, Kate and Brielle, all 9, gave me one of their last snags in return for a donation towards the school's $10k fundraising target. "You can help yourself to sauce," Kate offered. Because this is Australia. We will decide which condiments to squirt on democracy sausages.
THE SIZZLE: Free sausages. What more do you want? RATING: 3 bangers.