Friday, October 10, 2008

Mr. Potato Head

I was telling Katie a while back that Mr. Potato Head originally didn't come with the plastic potato body. Kids had to raid the pantry for a real potato to stick the plastic appendages into. Katie had a hard time believing me. This video should prove her pappy right.

I think the old school way is the best way. Just take a regular baking potato, stick the desired Mr or Mrs. Potato Head appendages on, coat with oil, generously spinkle with salt, then wrap in aluminum foil. Take a fork and poke multiple holes in Mr. Potato Head. Bake 360 degrees for 45 minutes.

Back in the 60's there was only one exception for playing with your food. Mr. Potato Head was that exception. There was a short time when a Mr. Macaroni Cheese and white rice toys came out on the market - but they didn't go over like Mr. Potato Head. As market research turned out - the potato was the favorite starch toy of the baby boom generation.

2 comments:

Greene Street Letters said...

I was partial to Jello-boy. You could mold him into the boy you wanted him to be...wahhhhhhH!

Do you remember spud guns?
We (the neighborhood boys) got them all at the same time. You'd tote a spud around and when the war started, you'd stick the muzzel of your gun into the spud drawing a plug out in the barrel. Fire off a round and the spud bullet would go forth with great speed.
Now that was progress!
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David Finlayson said...

Would it work with Sweet Potatos?

Just more evidence that the potato was the favored starch toy of the baby boom generation.