One of the great benefits of Juan working the harvest is that he brings home a sack of the biggest potatoes I've ever seen! I put one next to Jason and the potato was as big as his face!!!
That one potato made enough mashed potatoes to feed three of us. It worked out perfectly since Jason doesn't like mashed potatoes. He stuck to his saimin (Top Ramen).
Speaking of saimin, Jason has gone from liking the more traditional form of saimin - you know the kind you cook on the stove for 3 minutes, to liking only the 'Cup-of-Noodle' kind. Personally, I prefer the kind you cook on the stove. So, I try to buy a case of the 'Cup' saimin whenever I can. This brings back a lot of memories of my Grandpa Jacob. He used to have several snack wagons on Kauai called, "Jake's Snack Wagon." They were all painted orange with white lettering on the side. Anyway, grandpa Jacob sold cup saimin in his wagon along with patele's, corn on the cob, hard ice, soda, and lots of candies. Being one of the oldest grandchildren, I often worked in the Snack Wagon on Saturdays at the Swap Meet and during the summers at Salt Pond.
Grandpa would always let me take some candy home and then he'd give me some money and say, "don't tell grandma." Then grandma would give me money and say, "don't tell grandpa."
I should have saved all that money!
