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Nora (NO MENTIONS) @nora-lightspeed.bsky.social

potato chips came to be because of some frustrated chef who kept getting complaints that the fries were too thick

aug 9, 2025, 11:58 pm • 96 4

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Ian Simmons @iansimmons1960.bsky.social

I thought they were derived from game chips, traditionally served with pheasants etc

aug 10, 2025, 7:45 am • 0 0 • view
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social

Ha! I didn’t know that. Happened in Saratoga Lake, NY in 1853 invention.si.edu/invention-st....

aug 10, 2025, 12:22 am • 36 1 • view
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Encelade Jamnut @encelade-jamnut.bsky.social

Except you can read the recipe in cookbooks published in 1824, 1822, 1845, etc (The Virginia housewife by Mary Randolf to name one) So this saratoga story is to be taken with a pinch of salt.

aug 10, 2025, 7:11 am • 22 0 • view
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terra T @terra-t.bsky.social

I always take my potato chips with a pinch of salt 🥁

aug 10, 2025, 8:15 am • 32 0 • view