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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Potato Chips and Corn Chips
Potato Chips and Corn Chips
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Potato chips and corn chips.
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The story goes that the potato chip was invented in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1853.
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Multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt complained to the chef that his fried potatoes were sliced too thickly.
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Chef George Crumb responded by slicing the potatoes paper thin and frying them in hot oil.
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The potato chip became an instant success.
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Many companies have made large profits on chips.
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The most successful brands are associated with the Frito Lay company.
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Herman W Lay of Nashville, TN, was selling potato chips from the back of his car in the early 1930s.
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He soon became a successful distributor for a brand of potato chips which were made in Atlanta, GA.
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When that company ran into financial problems, Lay arranged to buy them out.
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It now became HW Leigh and Company.
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Meanwhile, in Texas, Elmer Duelan was trying to sell chips made from corn dough.
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This was an old Mexican recipe which Duelan had found in San Antonio, TX.
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At first, these Fritos corn chips were made in Mr.
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Duelan's mother's kitchen.
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It took a few years before they sold very well.
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Mr.
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Duelan moved the company to Dallas and began to expand his market.
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In 1945, he granted the HW Lay company the rights to make Fritos corn chips for the American SE.
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In 1961, the two companies merged to become Frito Lay Incorporated.
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In 1965, Frito Lay merged with Pepsi to become PepsiCo Incorporated, one of the largest snack food and beverage companies in the world.
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In 2000, Frito Lay sold 58% of all the snack chips in the USA.
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In Canada and the United States, Frito Lay Products had sales of $9.9 billion.
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The most popular brand was Lay's Potato Chips, followed by Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos, Cheetos and Fritos.
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Internationally, Frito Lay has 28% of the market worldwide.
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That amounts to $5.9 billion annually.
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Why are potato chips and corn chips so popular?
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Well, they are versatile.
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You can eat them by themselves or with a sandwich for lunch.
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They can replace other forms of potatoes and corn.
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They can also come in various flavors.
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For example, potato chip flavors include ketchup, salt and vinegar, BBQ, dill, pickle, and cheddar.
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Potato chips can be thick or thin, ridged or flat, spicy or bland.
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Chips can be made from many things.
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Besides potatoes, there is corn dough and tortilla dough, of course, but chips can also be made from sweet potatoes, parsnips, Taro, root Peppers, and other vegetables.
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One caution about potato chips as if they are not a good source of nutrition, parents who send their children to school with a bag of potato chips for lunch need to remember that these are just a snack.
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Because snack chips usually contain a lot of fat, they can also lead to weight gain.
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It is better not to eat snack chips too often and not to eat them instead of healthier foods.
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In Canada, nearly $2 billion is spent on snack foods every year, and half of this is spent on chips.
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People are always looking for new flavors to try.
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Spicy chips are gaining in popularity.
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The snack chip industry just keeps on growing.