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150th Anniversary of the Invention of Potato Chips!


According to legend, in 1853 George Crum, a chef at Moon's Lake House resort in Saratoga Springs, New York invented the paper-thin chip as a sarcastic reply to a patron who had complained that his fried potatoes were too thick and greasy.

:: Posted March 24, 2004

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