Frustrated by the criticism, Crum decided if the man wanted crunchy, he’d give him crunchy. He sliced a fresh potato as thinly as possible, fried the slices a good long time, and finally doused them in salt, thinking he’d accomplished his culinary revenge on the customer. But his “revenge” back-fired; the customer loved them. They were titled “Saratoga Chips” and quickly grew in popularity throughout New England. They can be found in many flavors now on convenience store shelves near you. Oh, who are we kidding? They’re on a shelf in your kitchen right now!
