![]() ![]() I bet my mom and my uncle snickered behind their hands when they heard the innocent children’s voices hollering, “UNCLE TOM IS HERE!!” I know I would be. Of course at the time, none of us kids knew of the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. (That’s one of the many things I wish I could ask my mom about today - how sweet it would be to have seen the Tom’s truck today, and dialed my mom right up to say, remember when we were kids, and Uncle Wilford parked his Tom’s truck in the driveway, and all the kids called him Uncle Tom?) Here’s what’s funny: I guess none of the kids bothered to learn my uncle’s name, and they called him “Uncle Tom.” Or maybe they knew his name but conflated him with the Tom’s snacks. Barefoot and breathless, and ready for a snack. Imagine the scene with a dozen or so kids turned loose in the back of a truck full of snacks and being told “Have at it.” I can remember some kids seeing that truck pull onto our street and running full-speed to our house. As I remember, the snacks were neatly organized but not boxed up ready for the taking, as a snack should be. I don’t recall Uncle Wilford every having to open a box to let my friends and me get our mitts on the goods. Maybe my memory is faulty, but it seems like there were a lot fewer boxes back then. This is what the back of the truck looks like now: Nowadays, with the prevalence of snack foods, this seems weird but it was how I was raised, and it made it that much more special to have free reign in the back of a snack-foods truck. Combine oil, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. My mom was a bit of a stickler when it came to junk food, being the queen of all things homemade, so we didn’t have a lot of crunchy, salty snacks that came out of a bag. 4-6 Nutrition information Advertisement ingredients Units: US 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 12 teaspoon black pepper 4 -6 potatoes, cut into wedges directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Tom’s had a much bigger product line back in the day, with not just chips but candy, too. Apparently this is what they look like now. In my day, the bag had a picture of Andy Capp on them. You can also find them online at and other retailers. They are available in many stores, including Walmart, Target, and Costco. I always got to go first, of course, and I always chose a bag of Hot Fries. Tom’s Hot Fries are a popular snack food made by the company Tom’s. See, Uncle Wilford would park his Tom’s truck in our driveway, open up the back doors, and let all the neighborhood kids climb in and eat to their hearts’ content. Spicy flavor adds a fun twist to Toms Fries Potato and corn snacks Good for on-the-go or with lunch Toms Hot Fries are one intense snacking experience. I have no idea why he drove his Tom’s truck our way it never occurred to me to ask. Occasionally Uncle Wilford would be working near us, even though he lived an hour and a half away. She loved her brother despite their differing political views. My mom used to say that the only thing she could find wrong with him was that he was a Yellow-Dog democrat (not that there’s anything wrong with that). ![]() Uncle Wilford was sweet and generous and mild-mannered. Some jackass drunk driver blew through a stop sign going 105 mph on his way to a Tejano beer fest and killed him a few summers ago. He was my mom’s older brother, and I adored him. When I was a kid, my Uncle Wilford drove a Tom’s truck. Talk about dodging a bullet.ĭon’t know Tom’s? Let me tell you about it. If I’d had more time, I would have accosted the driver and told him my story. I was driving down the street, minding my own business, when I saw this: Just had a major blast from the past - no, I wasn’t listening to the best of the 80s station on my satellite radio some things are best left in the past. ![]() Even Chester's Hot Fries are better than these things.Uncle Tom Posted: J| Author: pinkunderbelly | Filed under: breast cancer, food | Tags: 80s radio, childhood memories, Harriet Beecher Stowe, hot fries, oms snacks, TOMS shoes, Uncle Tom, Uncle Tom's Cabin, yellow-dog democrat | 7 Comments This imitation is not flattery it is just a greasy tasting weak heat wanna-be. After being disapointed with Tom's Hot fries you can try the real deal with Andy Capp's Hot fries. I do not think you will like them either. Since they are cheap you can try them for yourself. The only good thing Tom's Hot Fires have going for them are that they are cheap and that is not a good enough reason to keep buying them. I have had fried snacks that do not taste as greasy as Tom's Hot Fries. I am not sure what they are baking this stuff with but it must me a lot of oil. 6 Dislike Share TattsForLife 16. I have never had a snack that said it was baked before that tasted greasy. Secondly and most importantly is that Tom's Hot Fries do not taste good. Tom's Hot Fries are mild compared to Andy Capp's Hot fries. First of all, Tom's Hot Fries are not hot. Tom's Hot Fires wants to be a clone of Andy Capp's Hot Fires but falls short on all counts. ![]()
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