Draggingtree Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Who Knew? Things You Didn’t Know About Things You Know Well By David Hoffman In 1863, George Crum, the head chef at Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York, was insulted when hotel guest Cornelius Vanderbilt, the well-known railroad tycoon, sent back his dish of French fries, demanding that they be thinner and fried longer. In anger, Crum decided to teach the commodore a lesson and shaved off paper-thin slices of potatoes, threw them intp a tub of ice water, let them soak, and dropped them into a vat of boiling grease. When they came out curled and fried crisp, he sprindkled salt on them and sent the potatoes back to the Vanderbilt table. Crum was bowled over when the guest sent back their compliments and requested another order. Soon , “Saratoga chips” (later to become simple “potato chips”) were a featured item on the hotel’s menu. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-knew-david-hoffman/1004484641?ean=9781567314427 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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