As the Saints celebrate their Superbowl victory today in New Orleans I thought it appropriate to highlight George Crum. Some may ask, who dat? Well, George Crum is credited with the invention of the potato chips. I’m sure if you were at a Superbowl party like me, there were bowls of chip and dip.
The story goes that George Crum was the head chief at Moon’s Lake House Resort in NY and a hard to please customer constantly complained that Mr. Crum cut his french fries to think. Well, the time this patron came in, Mr. Crum purposely cut the french fries to thin and we he served them the patrons commented on the crispness of the resulting french fries. The popularity of the new french fired potato chips ultimately allowed Mr. Crum to quit his job and open his own restaurant. Thank goodness for rude customers!
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Crum & http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/george-crum.html
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