Article: French fries' appeal is widespread

Parky's, 7021 W. Roosevelt, Berwyn, 788-2966; 329 S. Harlem, Forest Park, 366-3090. Demon Dogs, 944 W. Fullerton, 281-2001. Al's Bar-B-Q, 1079 W. Taylor, 733-8896 or 226-4017. Americans eat a lot of potatoes. In 1984, food trackers came up with a figure of 130 pounds per person. That's a lot of spuds, any way you cut or cook them. I tried to find out how all those potatoes were prepared, but it seems that no one keeps track of that kind of thing. My guess is that at least half of that 130 pounds of tubers ended up being eaten as french fries. (There may be a slight plus or minus factor in that figure because I used my undying affection for french fries as a yardstick to arrive at ...

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