Word: potatoe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Amsterdam, a summertime citadel for hippies, many of Holland's 10,000 Jesus People joined a throng of young evangelists from overseas in distributing roses and Gospels as they marched to a park service. Some 8,000 youths, most of them from eastern Pennsylvania, descended on a potato field near Morgantown for an exuberant three-day Jesus festival, complete with prophecies and rock bands...
...exactly when to flip over the hamburgers. Once done, the burgers can be held under infra-red warming lights for up to ten minutes, no more; after that, any burgers that have not been ordered must be thrown away. Cybernetic deep fryers continuously adjust to the moisture in every potato stick to make sure that French fries come out with a uniform degree of brownness; specially designed scoops make it almost physically impossible for a counterman to stuff more or fewer French fries into a paper bag than headquarters specifies for a single order...
Cleanliness is also a personal fetish of Kroc's that has become an awe-inspiring legend throughout the chain. Last month, on one of his incessant inspection tours around the empire, he walked into a McDonald's in Canada -and exploded like a raw potato in hot grease. "There was gum on the cement patio, cigarette butts between the wheel stops for the cars," he says. "There was rust on the wrought-iron railing, and the redwood fence needed to be restained. I went in there and said to the manager: 'You get somebody to mop this...
...rainy days) has kosher hotdogs, multi-sized, -shaped, and -topped, with assorted garnishes, as well as bagels that are pretty good dressed up with their lox and cream cheese. ZumZum (9 Brattle St.), part of a small East coast chain, serves knockwurst, bratwurst, and bauernwurst, with very tasty potato salad. Remember to wash it down with their dark beer--it spikes the taste...
Reagan, in fact, has bigger fish to fry. Before his second term expires in 1974, he plans to "hit the mashed potato circuit" and make speeches around the country supporting his plan. "There's missionary work to be done out there," he explains. Beyond that, he still wants to be President. He doubtless believes he will be running on the kind of platform that others cannot match: who likes taxes...