Mr. Williams
English 1A
February 3, 2013 George Crum George Crum was born 1822 in Saratoga Lake, New York. He was the son of an African American father and a Native American mother. George lived a normal life and was talented in Culinary Arts. 1853, his talent lead him to work as a chef in a New York resort. He might have been talented but he needed to work on his potato fries just a little. The Birth of Potato Chips George Crum was the first African American/Native American to accidentally create the first batch of potato chips. The invention sort of has a silly story behind it. It all started 1853, when George Crum was working as a chef in a New York resort. A customer complained that George’s potato fries where too thick. George got pretty angry because of that complaint, so he fried up another batch. But this time, he made the potato slices really thick and over salted, frying them to a crisp. Unexpectedly, the annoying customer enjoyed the new style of that potato snack. Potato Chips Get Known Since potato fries were already popular, Customers weren`t afraid to try something a bit different on the menu. With potato chips being his specialty, chips started getting some popularity. Although He was a big help to his work place, he had a feeling potato chips can grab a lot of attention so why not do something to make it even more popular. I think it was a smart investment he was planning. Reaching His Goals 1860, George Crum opened his own restaurant to expand his creativity and ideas. For every order, he would place a side of potato chips in a basket. The potato chips attracted guest to his restaurant. But George Crum was not planning to involve his potato chips in the marketing business. It`s maybe because potato chips were popular at a really early time where marketing was not an