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29SUMMER 2015 SPUDSMART.COM HANLON AG CENTRE 3005 18th Ave. North Lethbridge AB T1H 5V2 Phone 403.329.8686 Toll Free 1.800.461.5356 Cell 403.308.0341 www.hanlonag.com be considered a forerunner of modern dehydrated potato flakes. POTATO CHIPS The history of the potato chip has been described in detail by Dirk Burhans in his interesting book Crunch A History of the Great American Potato Chip. Legend has it that the potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum a First Nations chef at an upscale restaurant in Saratoga Springs in New York state. Fried potatoes were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner purported to be the American railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch the customer was still unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork hoping to annoy the extremely fussy customer. The customer surprisingly enough was happy and potato chips were invented. Initially known as Saratoga chips the new product spread quickly to surrounding areas. FRENCH FRIES Although it is frequently assumed that french fries originated in France that assumption may not be true. The Belgians claim to be the first to fry potatoes in the french manner there is even a french fry museum in the city of Bruges Belgium. In cooking terms to french is to cut in long slen- der strips. Although the practice of deep-frying slices of potatoes was quite common in Europe as early as the 1800s this was less so in North America until after the First World War. North American soldiers who had landed in Belgium had become fond of the potatoes fried in the french manner and insisted on eating french fries at home as well. The term french fries is not used in Europe. In France they are called pommes de terre frites or simply pommes frites and in the United Kingdom they are known as chips. In North America the consumption of french fries now exceeds that of fresh potatoes. DEHYDRATED POTATOES The need to feed armies during the Second World War was a great stimulus in the development and production of dehydrated potato products. Dehydrated potato flakes are primarily reconstituted as mashed potatoes and are also used in extruded chips as ingredients in snacks and even as emergency food aid for relief purposes. PROCESSING FOR NON-FOOD USES Because of its great versatility the potato can also be processed into several other forms many of which are for non-food purposes. Vodka produced from grain has for many centuries been a popular alcoholic beverage in Eastern Europe its interesting to note that both Poland and Russia claim to be the original home of vodka. When potatoes became more plentiful in those countries in the late 18th century the raw product for the production of vodka was partially switched from grains to potatoes because they were cheaper. Today potato vodka is produced in many countries including Poland and the United States. The production of alcohol from potatoes eventually led to the development of the potato starch industry in Europe and elsewhere. Because of its high versatility potato starch can be used by food pharmaceutical textile wood and paper industries as an adhesive binder texture agent and filler and by oil drilling firms to wash boreholes. Legend has it that the potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum a First Nations chef at an upscale restaurant in New York state.