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POTATO CHIPSIn 1853, chef George Crum was annoyed by acustomer who kept sending his fried potatoes back to the kitchen, complaining that they were not crunchy enough. Crum sliced the potatoes verythinly, fried them, and added salt. The crunchy chips quickly became a local hit in New England and were called"Saratoga Chips," after the town in which they were invented.
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