Born in the USA: 24 Iconic American Foods

Born in the USA: 24 Iconic American Foods

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Tater Tots

Tater Tots were first invented in 1953 at the Ore-Ida labs when company founders F. Nephi Grigg and Golden Grigg were trying to figure out what to do with the scraps of potatoes left over from making french fries. They decided to mash the bits up with flour and seasoning and shape them into tiny cylinders. A young housewife, Clora Lay Orton, won a contest to name them. Today Americans eat over 70 million pounds of Tater Tots annually. 

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