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Chocolate covered potato chips
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Chocolate covered potato chips are basically what they are called. Simply, regular potato chips that have been dipped and coated with chocolate. They are used for snacking like potato chips, and also served at parties or get togethers as appetizers and dessert items. They are believed to come on the market in 1985 by a company called Executive Sweets. Several newspaper articles were written on the debut of this confection. One was the Chicago Tribune, on Novermber 21, 1985, which wrote: "The mail recently brought a sample box of the latest chocolate gimmick: chocolate-covered potato chips. After wrinkling my nose and groaning, I tried one. Not bad. In fact, suprisingly good." The potato chips used are usually the regular or plain tasting ridged shaped potato chips. Ridged chips are used because they tend to be more sturdy and can hold the heavy chocolate. It also allows the chocolate flavor to be enhanced as the chocolate is allowed to build between the ridges of the chip.The kind of chocolate used is usually milk chocolate that is easily tempered for coating other foods. The tempering of chocolate is to basically melt chunks of chocolate into a liquid form in order to create a coating for whatever the chocolate will be used to cover or coat. Chocolate covered potato chips may also be found in the gourmet section of grocery stores or at a specialty foods store. They are used for snacking like potato chips, and also served at parties or get together as appetizers and dessert items. 
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