Food for thought
Did you know that potato chips were accidentally invented in 1853 by a cook named George Crum? When a customer complained about the thickness of the french fries he was served, Crum angrily produced a very thin french fry which could not be eaten with a fork. The customer loved them and the rest is history.
Did you know that In 1847 Joseph Fry, of Fry's cocoa fame, discovered a way to mix some melted cacao butter back into defatted cocoa powder to create a paste that could be pressed in a mould resulting in bar candy?
Did you also know that Vernon Rudolph bought a secret recipe for a yeast-raised donut from a New Orleans French chef and began selling Krispy Kreme donuts to stores in 1837? As people passed his factory and smelled the delicious aroma of the baked goods they asked if they could buy hot donuts. He soon knocked out part of an outside wall of his factory and started selling donuts directly to customers.
Books, DVD's and magazines about these and other foods are available at the Toronto Public Library. Here are a few titles to get you started:
3 thoughts on “Food for thought”
Nice blog, I just read an article in the Star about the new Krispy Kreme burgers and beer battered gummy worms at the CNE – some more food for thought…
Love the blog, I was suprised to learn that a regular chips from a major food chain was over 300 calories, its mad, I always thought that chips were pretty healthy I mean they are made of potatoes.
Hi Julia, Thanks for the comment. I wonder if Mr. Crum’s version of the potato chip was that high in calories?