`Da Elf<p>I learned the history of "Tater Tots" today (after midnight, counts) with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>juliewebgirl</span></a></span>.</p><p>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! </p><p>Wiki: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_to</span><span class="invisible">ts</span></a></p><p>Ore-Ida Themselves: <a href="https://www.oreida.com/product/00013120085666" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oreida.com/product/00013120085</span><span class="invisible">666</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaterTots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaterTots</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Noms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noms</span></a></p>