Title: The Hop Fry

General Information About this Item:

• Food lore or Material Lore
• Language: English
• Country of Origin: United States
• Informant Number: 12
• Date Collected: 2/23/18

Informant Data:

• High level manager within DDS. Has been at Dartmouth for nearly 40 years and has worked with the areas today known as the Hop, Collis Cafe, and 53’ Commons.

Contextual Data:

• When the Hop was founded nearly 55 years ago they needed a way to set themselves apart from the other dining establishments on campus.  When my informant started out at Dartmouth, he was working in the Hop and was in a managerial role there and that is where he collected the folklore.

Item:

• Material Lore and Food Lore, when the Hop was founded nearly 55 years ago it needed a way to separate itself from the other dining establishments on campus.  They began to use a special seasoning on their fries, which has now become a staple on all fries served at the hop dating back to the 1980s.  The seasoning used on the fries was unique to the Hop and helped separate themselves from the other dining establishments.

Transcript:

“The Hop Fry helped distinguish itself from the rest of the food establishments on campus..”

Informant’s Comments:

Was used by the Hop to distinguish themselves from the other establishments on campus. An item of food unique to the hop and one in which people who worked at the Hop or ate the Hop were proud of.

Collector’s Comments:

• Clear example of Material or Food Lore
• An item of food that has been celebrated by a group of people for its significance and distinguishing qualities
• We could call this a the Hop’s distinguishing item of food

Collector’s Name: C. Ross Wood

Tags/Keywords:

• Food Lore
• Material Folklore
• DDS