The History of Potato Chips
According to the Atlas of Popular Culture in the Northeastern United States, the story of the potato chip dates back to 1853 to the Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga Springs, New York. The story goes that a customer complained that his french fries were too thick. Annoyed, the chef cut some potatoes extra thinly, salted them and fried them. He intended the creation to be inedible but they were a big hit – the customer asked for seconds! One variation of this story has the customer in question being railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Whoever that first customer was, potato chips became a popular American food item from that day on. Continue reading The History of Potato Chips
