Chew On This

The book, Chew On This, by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson, talks about the history of fast food, including the maker of the hamburger, how the fast food are made, how the McDonald brothers suceeded, and everything else that you need to know about fast food. An interesting fact that i learned from, Chew On This, is that a fifteen year old boy named Charlie Nagreen got the idea of making the hamburger from squished meetballs, so that people could eat them without having to hold any utensils. The hamburger was also made in the year of 1885 in a small town in Seymour, Wisconsin. It was shocking how when the hamburger first came out, some people died or became sick from food poisoning. In a vote of the favorite meals of New Yorkers, spinach and even cow toungue beat the hamburger in votes. To show people that the hamburgers were now clean, the McDonald brothers started grilling them in front of his customers. I also learned that before Richard and Maurice Mcdonald made McDonalds(White Castle), they struggeled to make a living, and hoped to find jobs in the movie buisness. Then as they started McDonalds, there buisness boomed and soon became rich. Many other fast food restraunts like burger king, dunkin dohnuts, and kfc admired McDonalds. Although McDonalds was admired by many companies and people, the McDonald brothers wouldn't have gone far without Ray Kroc. Ray Kroc was a salesman that had lived a life that had been full of failure, disappointments, and missed opportunities. When the McDonald brothers were staying at home, Ray Kroc would work, opening new places and keeping the taste of the food the same in every restraunt. Ray Kroc brought sucess to McDonalds, and after borrowing money, he bought part of the company giving each McDonald brother one million dollars. Although one million dollars was a huge amount back then, it was a wrong move. If they kept the company, they would be making more than 180 million dollars a year.