Episode 1064 • • 1:45:27 - 1:47:59
1064: Post Racial
History of the Potato Chip and George Crum Legend
The true history of the potato chip dates back to William Kitchener's 1817 cookbook in the UK, predating American claims. A popular legend attributes the invention to George Crum in Saratoga Springs in 1853 as a response to a picky customer. Later marketing campaigns even falsely claimed the customer was Cornelius Vanderbilt.