http://faerye.net/tag/potatoesPosts tagged with "potatoes" - Faerye Net2008-05-16T22:32:50+00:00Felicity Shouldershttp://faerye.net/http://faerye.net/post/family-dialect-studyFamily dialect study2008-05-16T22:32:50+00:002010-01-18T14:30:30+00:00<p>My grandma makes these fabulous fried potatoes with breakfast; diced, not grated, sautéed to crispy translucency. Because they are chunks, not slivers, we have always called these delights “slashbrowns” (I think the etymology is clear.) However, I just found a note in the margin of my thesis: “Is this a word?” across from the underlined “sl” in “slashbrowns.”</p>
<p>I was confident a few websearches would show that this is a longstanding term, possibly of regional origin — which would be totally appropriate to my Oregon Coast setting — but, I am appalled to say, the internet has let me down. No recipes. No tasty tater pics.</p>
<p>I guess my character will make hashbrowns, and my family will be duly noted as even more idiosyncratic than heretofore believed.</p>