What one food item has Thrasher's in Ocean City, Maryland sold for the past 90 years?

When it comes to Ocean City, Maryland, there are several key items that one might point out. There are sites, sounds, and well known smells. There is the children's laughter alternating with screams emitting from the roller coaster and pier rides. There are sounds of crashing waves in the distance and several other unique things. While all of these items are present, there is still one more item to noted. It is the fact that nobody does "French fries" like Thrasher's.

This venerable establishment combines just four simple ingredients: potatoes, peanut oil, apple cider vinegar, and salt to make a treat that has practically come to be as representative of the boardwalk, as the boardwalk itself. These two are now in fact nearly synonymous with one another. Thrasher’s is often called the city's favorite treat to eat.

So, to learn the history behind this favorite fry, or to know about the man who keeps a watchful eye on the legendary year in and year out, we have to focus on Les Morris.

Les holds court at a small white stand on the Ocean City boardwalk. Nearly each day, he oversees tourists, watches children’s eager faces, and hands out the boardwalk’s most coveted food. He makes sure that the famous potatoes uphold the integrity of the original recipe started at Thrasher's in 1929.

Les doesn’t own Thrasher’s. It belongs to Buddy Jenkins and the Boardwalk Hotel Group. But, Les has worked there for 38 years; he knows why Thrasher’s French fries are called the best!