Tater Tot Quest

On Sunday, September 17th (HOPEFULLY), we'll have a birthday party by picking potatoes and, through the magic of chopping and deep-frying, turning them into tater tots.

Relevant background

• Mika's 30th birthday is September 7th, 2011.
• Weekends are a more convenient time to have birthday parties.
• Mika's favorite activity is digging potatoes.
• Mika's favorite food is tater tots.
• Tater tots are made out of potatoes.

Tentative Plan

• Morning: Brunch to prepare ourselves for the journey.
• Midday: Bike ride to Tangerini Farm to pick potatoes (and apples, and other fruits and vegetables).
• Midday (ALT): 11:20 or 13:30 has trains going to Norfolk (~5km from the farm)
• 16:49: MBTA commuter rail leaves Nofolk for South Station.
• Evening: Tater tot cooking and eating at the Acetarium.
• 21:30: Grendel's!

Recipes

• http://www.grouprecipes.com/95406/homemade-tater-tots.html
• http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aaron-mccargo-jr/homemade-tater-tots-recipe/index.html

Farms

Taken from this list of u-pick farms:

• Keith's Farm -- possible after September 17th
• Applefield Farm (?)
• Tangerini's Spring Street Farm
• Carver Hill Farm
• Butterbrook Organic Farm
• Lawndale Farm