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1、《Unit9Whenwasitinvented-TheLegacyofMr》文章素材Boy,doIlikepotatochips.Unfortunately,oncethegoodonesareeaten,thereareonlybitsandpiecesleftinthebottomofthebagandtheyarehardtopickupandeat.Thecrumsgetunderyourfingernailsandthesaltgoesrighttoanypapercutsonyourfingers.Ihatetowasteanythinginmybasicfoodgro
2、upssoIsearchedforsomeusesofpotatochipcrums.Attheendofthisstorytherearesomeusefulrecipesforchipcrums.ButinthesearchingIfoundsomehistoryofthepotatochip.Notrealizingthatpotatochipshadhistory,IthoughtitwasimportantthatIsharethisinformationwiththerestoftheworld.Contrarytopopularbelief,Mr.Chipdidnot
3、inventthepotatochip,aMr.Crumdid.In1853,railroadmagnateCommodoreCorneliusVanderbilt,diningataSaratogaSprings,NY,resort,senthisfriedpotatoesbacktothechef,complainingthattheyweretoothick.ThechefthateveningwasNative-AmericanGeorgeCrum,whowasapparentlymiffedatVanderbilt'scomplaintanddecideditdeserv
4、edasarcasticreply.Heslicedpotatoespaperthin,friedthemtoacrispinboilingoil,andsaltedthem.TheCommodorelovedthe“crunchpotatoslices,”ashecalledthem,andthe“SaratogaChips”becamearestaurantfadfromthatdayforward.AccordingtotheSnackFoodAssociation(SFA),theinternationaltradeassociationof(salted)crunchys
5、nackmanufacturers,potatochipsdidnotbecomeabigticketitemuntil1926whenaMrs.Scudderinventedwaxpaperpotatochipbagsatherchipfactory(“Scuds”werereportedlyusedinthefirstsnackattackintheUnitedStates.)Everyevening,shehadwomenemployeestakehomesheetsofwaxedpaperandironthemintobags.Thenextday,workerswould
6、handpackchipsintothebags,sealthetopswithwarmironsanddeliverthemtoretailers.Thus,thepotatochipbagwasborn.Soonaftertheinventionofthepotatochipbag,thelegacyofMr.Crumwasnoticed;therearealwaysbrokenpartsandpiecesinthebottomofthebag.Forseveraldecadesaftertheircreation,potatochipswerelargelyaNorthern
7、dinnerdish.Inthe1920s,HermanLay,atravelingsalesmanintheSouth,helpedpopularizethefoodfromAtlantatoTennessee.LaypeddledpotatochipstoSoutherngrocersoutofthetrunkofhiscar,buildingabusinessandanamethatwouldbecomesynonymouswiththethin,saltysn
