, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), pg. This recipe came from the old Parker House in Boston, the only place that ever cooked potatoes in just this delightful way. When ready to cook, drain and fry a few at a time in deep fat, lift to a colander with the skimmer and set on a hot plate at the edge of the oven while frying the remainder, dust with salt. Let stand in cold water for at least two hours. Cut until you have a fair-sized saucepanful for four people. Pare large potatoes, halve, quarter, then cut in square sticks two to three inches long. SPrinkle the board with flour, and roll the potato to 1 inch thickness, cut into strips and fry in deep fat.Ģ October 1928, Newark (OH) Advocate, “The Home Kitchen” by Jeannette Young Norton, pg. Mix with 1 cup of mashed potato, 1 beaten egg yolk. 71/1 The new line of Terra Frites‥is a crunchy cross between French fries and those Durkee’s potato-sticks-in-a-can.ģ0 August 1916, Massillon (OH) Evening Independent, pg. (Fairfax County, Va.) 23 May a6 Wednesday-Hamburger on roll, potato sticks, pineapple, milk.Ģ001 N.Y. Herald Tribune 20 May 22/6 *Potato sticks-French fried potatoes, shoestring style, are on the market in cans, crisp and golden.ġ986 Jrnl. a thin stick of potato fried until crisp a small crisp potato chip.ġ937 N.Y. In the UK, Walkers have made a brand of potato stick called “French Fries” which are available either in Ready Salted, Salt and Vinegar, Cheese and Onion or Worcester Sauce flavor. Reckitt Benckiser was a market leader in this category under the Durkee Potato Stix and French’s Potato Sticks names, but exited the business in 2008. In the 1960s, manufacturers switched to the less expensive composite canister (similar to the Pringle’s container). Potato sticks were originally packed in hermetically sealed steel cans. Potato sticks are typically packaged in rigid containers, although some manufacturers use flexible pouches, similar to potato chip bags.
A hickory smoke flavor version is popular in Canada, going by the name “Hickory Sticks”. These are made as extremely thin (2–3 mm) versions of the popular French fry, but are fried in the manner of regular salted potato chips.
Potato chips are commonly served as an appetizer, side dish, or snack.Īn additional variant of potato chips exists in the form of “potato sticks”, also called “shoestring potatoes”. Potato chips (known as chips in American, Australian, Canadian, Singapore, South African and Indian English as well as most European languages crisps in British and Irish English and chippies in New Zealand English) are thin slices of potato that are deep fried. A 1928 newspaper (below) featured a recipe for “Parker House Potato Sticks,” but there is insufficient evidence that potato sticks originated at Boston’s famous Parker House. A 1916 newspaper (below) featured a recipe for “Chinese potato sticks,” but there is insufficient evidence that potato sticks originated in China or among Chinese-Americans. The origin of the first potato sticks recipe is not known.
Potato sticks have been sold in cans since at least 1933. Potato sticks look like small french fries and taste like potato chips they’re made with “shoestring” (also called “matchstick”) potatoes.
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