potato chips

Tells how George Crum, a cook in Saratoga Springs, New York, in the 1850s, may have created the first potato chip to satisfy a demanding customer.

Describes chef George Crum's childhood as a part-Native-American, part-African-American boy in rural 1830s New York, his adventures cooking at Moon's Lake House restaurant in Sarasota Springs, and his accidental invention of one of America's most beloved snacks.

A biography of the nineteenth-century cook who invented potato chips.

Tells how George Crum, a cook in Saratoga Springs, New York, in the 1850s, may have created the first potato chip to satisfy a demanding customer.

Employing scientific methods learned in Mr. Sparks's class, fifth-grader Leon competes in a potato chip tasting contest and takes revenge against Lumpkin the bully.

Depicts the real life events of fry cook George Crum, in simple text with illustrations, who invented the potato chip in an effort to serve the perfect fried potato dish to the famous but fussy Cornelius Vanderbilt at the Moon's Lake Lodge House Restaurant in 1853.

Describes chef George Crum's childhood as a part-Native-American, part-African-American boy in rural 1830s New York, his adventures cooking at Moon's Lake House restaurant in Sarasota Springs, and his accidental invention of one of America's most beloved snacks.

Employing scientific methods learned in Mr. Sparks's class, fifth-grader Leon competes in a potato chip tasting contest and takes revenge against Lumpkin the bully.