I’ve never been so excited to see a Holiday as I am today because our roof is leaking and March 14 National Potato Chip Day #NationalPotatoChipDay which means Sandwiches and Chips for dinner. Takis for C or Ruffles® BAKED Cheddar & Sour Cream Flavored Potato Crisps who knows what Charlie will choose. Sun Chips for David and for me Ruffles BBQ Chips with a Ham & Turkey Sandwich with Cheddar Cheese and if you want to come to dinner I will even toast the bread for you.
Potato chips are a delicious snack enjoyed by people all over the world and I am excited to let you know there is a National Holiday dedicated to Potato Chips called National Potato Chip Day, which falls annually on March 14.
As with many inventions, there is some debate as to who invented potato chips, and several people have been credited with the title. One popular legend says Potato Chips were invented in Saratoga Springs, New York by George Speck. who went by the name George Crum professionally, was said to have invented Potato Chips in 1853 due to a picky customer’s complaints.
This legend says that while dining at Moon’s Lake House, a diner sent back the fried Potato dish the restaurant was known for because they were to thick and soggy. After the dish was remade, the customer sent it back a second time. This frustrated Chef George Crum, so he came up with an idea to return a dish so thin and crispy it would be inedible. He sliced the Potatoes extremely thinly and fried them.
When the potatoes returned to the table, the guest loved them, and so did others who tried them. Chef George Crum called them Saratoga chips after their place of origin. While this story is fascinating, there are others who claimed to have invented Potato Chips first. The first written reference America’s #1 snack food, Potato Chips, is recognized on March 14 annually.
Potato Chips are thin slices of Potato either deep fried or baked until crunchy. Potato Chips are a predominant part of the snack food market in English-speaking Countries, especially in America. On National Potato Chip Day, this snack will be enjoyed by millions of people across the Country, so why not make sure you participate in the Potato Chip snacking Holiday.
NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY ACTIVITIES
- Visit your local grocery store to purchase the ingredients, and invite guests over to sample in the Chips yes, Dip you purchase.
- In our Homeschool Cooking Class Charlie is going to make Homemade Potato Chips by slicing a Potato down, baking the Potato or frying the Potato, then enjoying there creation. Remember its nice to share.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY
- California researchers have discovered that receptors in our mouths, upon coming into contact with fat, like that from Potato Chips, triggers a powerful addiction-type mechanism in our guts. Eating one Potato Chip is so hard. and it makes you want to continue eating more and more Potato Chips until the whole bag.
- Today is a simple holiday to celebrate. Potato Chip Bag? Check. Person hungry for Potato Chips? Check. Crunch? Check. Go for it, enjoy the simple things in life.
- Here is some of the favorite Potato Chip brands in the world Popchips, Kettle Brand, Pringles, Ruffles, and Lay’s.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
