"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:28:29 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> For everybody who's never heard of jo jo's (which included me up until
>> a minute ago), they're potatoes:
>>
>> <http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/09/have-you-heard-of-jojo-potatoes.html>
>
> By "very Northern California", the writer must mean the part that
> touches Oregon, and I question how popular they are in Oregon. My
> brother has lived there for 20+ years and hasn't mentioned them.
> Maybe they're popular in the high desert, but not along the coast.
>
> Looking at recipes, I see it's supposed to be a truck stop delicacy.
> I hate potatoes coated with something mysterious, but at least now I
> understand the why various national chains think it's okay to serve
> coated french fries. Maybe they'd taste better with ranch dressing,
> but they aren't served that way and I don't like them well enough to
> ask for a side of ranch. I substitute a salad if I can, and skip them
> if I can't.
>
> http://vedgedout.com/2012/12/14/truc...anch-dressing/

I used to buy them in Alameda at Albertsons/Lucky. But I made them to take
to a potluck on Cape Cod and everyone knew what they were.