`Da ElfFeb 13, 2023

I learned the history of "Tater Tots" today (after midnight, counts) with @juliewebgirl.

TL;DR - Invented in the Pacific Northwest by a company called Ore-Ida, a concatenation of "Oregon" and "Idaho", in Ontario, Or. The owners were figuring out what to do with potato slivers from other parts of their process. Adding flour and seasonings and frying them, the Tot was born. Tah-Dah!

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots

Ore-Ida Themselves: https://www.oreida.com/product/00013120085666

#TaterTots #Food #History #Noms

Tater tots - Wikipedia

Show threadSpace HoboFeb 22, 2023
@elfin @juliewebgirl And then Taco Time added extra salt and christened them "MEXI FRIES"
Show threadJulie WebgirlFeb 22, 2023
@spacehobo @elfin Well the PNW, where they were born, is brimming with Scandinavians so that's not surprising... SaltRUs
Show threadSpace HoboFeb 22, 2023
@juliewebgirl @elfin I'm kind of astonished to hear from relatives that Ballard is no longer a Scandi OAP community. It's probably also no longer a Sundown Town so probably worth it.
Show threadJulie WebgirlFeb 22, 2023

@spacehobo @elfin
This is how I explained #Ballard to @elfin when he moved here.

https://youtu.be/KBgIvH0tu6Y

Ballard Driving Academy - Almost Live

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Show threadSpace Hobo
@juliewebgirl @elfin John Keister was an Institution when I lived there.
Feb 22, 2023 at 8:55amWeb
Show threadJulie WebgirlFeb 22, 2023
@spacehobo @elfin Yep. And people are all oooh and ahhh over Bill Nye the Science Guy but I just can't get Speed Walker out of my head with the way too thin white shorts. I miss that show. My son, master of clever Halloween costumes, dressed up as Billy Quan a couple years back with both feet up in the air. It was hilarious.
Show threadSpace HoboFeb 22, 2023
@juliewebgirl @elfin Nye hit on a friend of mine in the 90s. Bill was cycling around Greenlake, and she was jogging. She brushed him off at first but then realised who he was and couldn't keep from laughing in his face.
Show threadJulie WebgirlFeb 22, 2023
@spacehobo @elfin Oh that's a fun story to tell at parties.