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Corn chips are a snack food made by frying or baking cornmeal into bite-sized pieces, sold in a bag and eaten either alone or with a dip. Though it's origins are unclear, Corn Chip Day celebrates this popular snack and the many ways of enjoying it.

January 29th is a great day to enjoy a corn chip topped with salsa or a little cheese. It is National Corn Chip Day.

The corn chip or friotes are not to be confused with the tortilla chip. Both are made from cornmeal which is baked or fried in oil.

Differing steps for processing the corn separates the tortilla from the corn chip. The corn for a tortilla chip is soaked in a lime-water solution that breaks down the hulls. This creates a crisper, milder chip. A corn chip is sturdier with a richer corn flavor. Both were popular snacks originating in Mexico.

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History

The origin of corn chips dates back to 1932. The story goes that C.E. "Elmer Doolin bought a bag of fried corn chips and enjoyed them so much he pawned his mother's wedding ring (with her permission, one assumes...) to purchase the manufacturer and the recipe. He started selling them from his car and now the company he founded is the largest manufacturer of corn chips in the USA.

There are two men credited with patenting and marketing the corn chip in the United States. First, Isador J. Filler often ate a tostada (a hard corn tortilla with toppings) while traveling in San Antonio, Texas as a salesman. He struck on the idea of making them in rectangles and marketing them as a chip. In 1932 he patented his concept.

Around the same time, Elmer Doolin was also traveling in San Antonio and was enjoying friotes. According to the story, he paid $100 for the recipe. Experimenting in his home until he created the ideal chip, Doolin then started selling them from the back of his Model T Ford. When he began mass producing them under the name of Frito Corn Chips, they were a hit.

In 1945, Doolin came to an agreement with Herman Lay (of potato chip fame) to distribute Doolin's Fritos across the country. The two companies merged in 1959 after Doolin's death.

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hiya

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How to Celebrate

To celebrate Corn Chip Day, why not eat a bag of corn chips with some dips, such as salsa or guacamole, or even with melted cheese? It's an ideal snack food.

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Puzzle Day reminds me of Our Shows pending tracks & few things which wer left unanswered till the last episode which makes them a puzzle for viewers

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Krish58

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Originally posted by: coolhi1988
Puzzle Day reminds me of Our Shows pending tracks & few things which wer left unanswered till the last episode which makes them a puzzle for viewers

Thanks hiyu for info