Here begins the french fry saga
About two years ago, Jane and I saw the movie Supersize me! by Morgan Spurlock. It’s a documentary about Spurlock’s experimental 30-day, McDonald’s-only diet. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, for 30 days! It’s quite eye-opening and funny at the same time. Spurlock’s doctors tell him half way through to stop the diet or he may die!
Here are the fries I bought today:
But in one of the special features on the DVD, Spurlock collects various McConald’s food items: Big Mac, Filet-O-fish, french fries, etc. And he puts each one of them in a jar. Then over time he records what happens to them. They all eventually mold and get quite groady, all EXCEPT, that is, THE FRENCH FRIES! They refuse to give up the ghost. After about 8 weeks they still look fresh! (Unlike another plate of fries from a normal restaurant – those fries blackened in about a week.)
I actually tried this experiment myself about two years ago with similar results. I bought a small bag of french fries from the Golden Arches and put them in a plastic bottle. After about nine months, they looked exactly the same! I finally threw them out, concluding that they would be that way forever.
As Morgan Spurlock said, there’s something weird going on with these french fries. They simply do not degrade. Why?
You may ask why I’m doing this. Let’s just say I have my reasons and I’ll fill you in as time goes on. Aauuggh! Don’t you hate it when someone baits you like that?!
So this is a chronicle of the McFrench Fries. I’ll keep you posted on their progress.