Potato chips birthday

The potato chip's birthday is celebrated every year on August 24th. This snack first appeared in 1853. This happened on August 24 in New York state in the resort town of Saratoga Springs. The chef of one restaurant returned a dish of fried potatoes, citing the fact that the customer did not like the thickness of the cut potatoes. This dissatisfied visitor turned out to be an influential entrepreneur, Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was involved in the construction of railroads. Resourceful chef George Croome came up with a new dish for a demanding client and cut the potatoes into very thin slices, frying them in a large amount of vegetable oil. The visitor was delighted with this unusual snack and highly appreciated the skill of the chef, who did not expect to receive such a reaction from the client. After this incident, the recipe for potato chips quickly spread throughout the area. In 1890, a Cleveland merchant was selling chips from his van. For packaging, William Tappendon used paper bags with his advertisements printed on them. Later, this entrepreneur opened the production of chips and supplied his products to groceries. In 1926, Laura Scudder proposed making packaging from wax paper. Thanks to this solution, it was possible to improve the conditions for storing and transporting chips, and customers were able to take products from store shelves in ready-made packages. In the 40s, American authorities banned the production of potato chips in the United States. The decision was justified by the fact that this product belongs to non-essential products. Entrepreneurs staged large-scale protests and presented powerful arguments to defend their position and convince the authorities to lift the ban on the production of their products. These actions brought the desired results and crispy chips appeared on the shelves again. After this incident, the popularity of chips increased significantly. In the late 50s, this snack became the most advertised product in the United States. In 1970, chip sales generated $1 billion. A professor from the University of South Florida has been conducting various studies for a long time to scientifically find out why potato chips are so popular with most consumers. In the early 90s, the professor found that the main factor in obtaining pleasure when eating this food is the specific crunching sound. If study participants ate chips while wearing headphones, they enjoyed the experience less than subjects who were not wearing headphones. Today, sales of such products generate billions of dollars. Nowadays they make carrot, beet, apple and other fruit chips, but they all appeared after potato chips. This crispy delicacy has become one of the most popular in the world. On August 24, chefs prepare this dish according to different recipes, with various spices and sauces. On this day, you should stock up on crispy chips and watch interesting films. You can also come up with your own special recipe for this dish.