from farm to plate: potato chips
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Learn how a potato chip is made.TRANSCRIPT
From Field to From Field to PlatePlateThe Potato ChipThe Potato Chip
Christine Davis Beltsville Academy June 2009
Where do potato chips Where do potato chips come from? come from?
PotatoesPotatoes
Potatoes are a Potatoes are a cool-season cool-season vegetablevegetable
Potatoes are not Potatoes are not roots but roots but specialized specialized underground underground storage stems storage stems called "tubers.”called "tubers.”
Which states grow Which states grow potatoes?potatoes?
34 States Grow 34 States Grow PotatoesPotatoes
Farming PotatoesFarming Potatoes
Potato Plants Potato Plants take lots of take lots of roomroom
A potato A potato plant will plant will grow in most grow in most soils soils
Potato SeedsPotato Seeds
Potatoes are Potatoes are started from started from "seed "seed pieces” that pieces” that sprout rather sprout rather than from than from true seeds. true seeds.
Handle with CareHandle with Care
Use extreme caution Use extreme caution when hoeing near when hoeing near potato plants because potato plants because developing tubers are developing tubers are easily cut and ruined.easily cut and ruined.
““Sunburned" or Sunburned" or greened tubers happen greened tubers happen when there is too when there is too much sun exposure. much sun exposure.
HarvestingHarvesting
Potatoes are harvested Potatoes are harvested after the vines have died.after the vines have died.
The tubers develop 4 to 6 The tubers develop 4 to 6 inches beneath the soil inches beneath the soil surface, a shovel or surface, a shovel or spading fork is a useful spading fork is a useful tool for digging potatoestool for digging potatoes..
Large farm equipment Large farm equipment may be used to help may be used to help harvest.harvest.
Potatoes are loaded on Potatoes are loaded on trucks.trucks.
From Farm To FactoryFrom Farm To Factory
Trucks Trucks carrying carrying 70,000 70,000 pounds of pounds of potatoes potatoes deliver them deliver them to the to the factoriesfactories. .
At the factories, potatoes At the factories, potatoes are cleaned, sorted and are cleaned, sorted and
inspectedinspected..
Then they are peeled, Then they are peeled, sliced, and inspected sliced, and inspected
again.again.
They are fried.They are fried.
After frying, salt is After frying, salt is added.added.
More seasoning may be More seasoning may be added and the chips are added and the chips are
packaged.packaged.
The product is packed in The product is packed in boxes and loaded on boxes and loaded on
trucks.trucks.
Trucks will deliver the potato Trucks will deliver the potato chips to the store.chips to the store.
Then you will buy the Then you will buy the potato chips from the potato chips from the
store.store.
Finally, the potato chips are on your
plate!
Potato Chip HistoryPotato Chip History
Invented in 1853 by Native American George Invented in 1853 by Native American George Crum who was employed as a chef at an Crum who was employed as a chef at an elegant resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. elegant resort in Saratoga Springs, New York.
After a dinner guest rejected Crum’s French After a dinner guest rejected Crum’s French fries because they were too think, Crum fries because they were too think, Crum made fries too thin and crisp to skewer with a made fries too thin and crisp to skewer with a fork. fork.
The plan backfired. The guest loved the The plan backfired. The guest loved the browned, paper-thin potatoes, and other browned, paper-thin potatoes, and other diners began requesting Crum's potato chipsdiners began requesting Crum's potato chips
Resources:Resources:
http://www.herrs.comhttp://www.herrs.com/http:///http://
www.utzsnacks.com/www.utzsnacks.com/http://http://
www.kitchenproject.com/www.kitchenproject.com/history/history/
AmericanHeritageRecipes/AmericanHeritageRecipes/PotatoChip.htmPotatoChip.htm
Thanks George!