The Potato Chip Hoax

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I’d learned from more than one source that potato chips began
With not-so-good intentions by an irritable man.
A customer complained his fries were soggy, bland, and thick.
The chef had really tried; the comments cut him to the quick.
He chopped potatoes thinly, fried them crisp, and poured on salt,
Assuming that the customer would nonetheless find fault.
Because the chef of legend worked in Saratoga Springs,
The label “Saratoga chips” was added to these things.
Alas, a little research shows the story isn’t true.
Potato chips came long before, and locals surely knew.
The origin’s as boring as most other recipes.
If you would tell the false one, clarify it’s fiction, please.