[bksvol-discuss] National Potato Chip Day

  • From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:20:25 -0400

Yes, today is national Potato Chip day! Eat some chips! And wait a week or
so and this book will be in the collection:
The Greatest Potatos by Penelope Stowell
 Booklist Review
Gr. 1-3. Who knew that potato chips were invented in an attempt to cook the
worst-tasting potatoes on Earth? This dynamic picture book is based on the
true story of George Crum, an African American fry cook at a restaurant in
Saratoga, New York, who, in 1853, did exactly that. It all starts when
finicky millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt embarks on a mission to discover
the greatest potato dish ever. Mr. Vanderbilt arrives at Moon's Lake
restaurant, and George serves him French fries, and then hash browns, with
no success: Utterly inedible! Even the Congress Hall hash browns had more
constitution. Down to his last spud, the disgusted Crum decides to give the
Commodore something inedible, deliberately overcooking and oversalting.
Well, Vanderbilt can't eat just one, and the rest is history. Lively
ink-and--watercolor illustrations capture Crum's culinary attempts (French
fries stacked in an Eiffel Tower) with creativity. The jokes sometimes seem
a bit sophisticated, but the story is fun and animated, the subject
appealing. An author's note, a potato chip recipe, and a selected
bibliography are appended. --Karin Snelson Copyright 2005 Booklist From:
Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.


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