Yo-Ho Potato Chips

Warren | Apr 27, 200104:33 PM 11

Potato Chips

Yo-Ho Potato Chips, regional Chicago favorite. Are they still in business? Did not see their product when I was back in Chicago area in 2000. Do they have a web site ??? I can't find it...

Good eating....

Yo-Ho Potato Chips

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former Yo-Ho chip lover 09/11/01 7:25AM Sir, I visited chicago in August of this year(2001) and I found a Jewel store in Arlington Heights that carries them. Somehow they...

Sir, I visited chicago in August of this year(2001) and I found a Jewel store in Arlington Heights that carries them. Somehow they don't taste the same as before. But you can judge for yourself.
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  zonka 02/04/1010:32AM re: former Yo-Ho chip lover these are not the same stale tasting, salty, grease pocket filled potato chips that Chicagoans grew up with. they have new owners...
  
  these are not the same stale tasting, salty, grease pocket filled potato chips that Chicagoans grew up with. they have new owners and a new recipe.... same box but not the same chips. if you're looking to rekindle the past, Mrs Fishers potato chips are the closest thing to the YO HO'S OF OLD you're gonna find. if i'm not mistaken, Sams Club carries Mrs Fisher... i too am a lover of the YO-HO'S of old.
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    carold18 07/23/16 9:54AM re: zonka That's so true. Mrs. Fishers is the new Yo Ho. Delish
    
    That's so true. Mrs. Fishers is the new Yo Ho. Delish
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      Roselandpete 07/23/16 3:52PM re: carold18 I haven't seen Mrs. Fisher's but I noticed that the old Jay's Kettle chips reminded me of the old Yo-Ho's that was until Jay's pulled...
      
      I haven't seen Mrs. Fisher's but I noticed that the old Jay's Kettle chips reminded me of the old Yo-Ho's that was until Jay's pulled them off the shelves. Now the Jays are back on the shelves but they must have changed the recipe because they don't taste the same as they did a few months ago. Now they're cooked in coconut oil which might account for the difference.
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        blaznpat 09/15/16 2:33PM re: Roselandpete Roselandpete, try Binny's they carry Mrs. Fishers. Some small grocers carry them also. They have a website and they ar out of Rockford...
        
        Roselandpete, try Binny's they carry Mrs. Fishers. Some small grocers carry them also. They have a website and they ar out of Rockford, il...they also have a store front.
        
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        Roselandpete 09/15/16 4:09PM re: blaznpat Thanks for the tip. I haven't been to Binnys in years but it's worth a stop.
        
        Thanks for the tip. I haven't been to Binnys in years but it's worth a stop.
        
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        blaznpat 09/15/16 8:23PM re: Roselandpete You are so Welcome
        
        You are so Welcome
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    Mike R. 08/19/20 7:38AM re: zonka "...these are not the same stale tasting, salty, grease pocket filled potato chips..." Except for the stale-tasting aspect, these...
    
    "...these are not the same stale tasting, salty, grease pocket filled potato chips..."
    Except for the stale-tasting aspect, these Chicago "Yo-Ho's" seem like the equal of our long-lost, sold in NYC Subway vending machines favorite - "HAV-MOR" chips.
    
    To-date, I've found absolutely no one else, including on the 'net, with any recollection of these 5 cent HAV-MOR specials...the ultimate "nickel bag"! The frying oil was a mystery (who read the bag ingredients back then, anyway!) but that finger-full puddle of golden grease - scooped off the bottom - was just so beyond good.
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Sandy 03/18/06 8:24AM I found Yo-Ho at this site. www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=601 I sent them an email (3/18/06) asking where i could find...

I found Yo-Ho at this site.
www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_cod...
I sent them an email (3/18/06) asking where i could find them in my area and am hoping for a reply..They are our card party tradition along with Point beer which we have to go to Wisconsin to buy..
Good Luck
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Roselandpete 06/22/15 2:34PM A few years ago, my sister found them somewhere and bought me a box for my birthday. Talk about disappointment. They were not...

A few years ago, my sister found them somewhere and bought me a box for my birthday. Talk about disappointment. They were not the same as the ones from the 60's. They tasted more like Jay's and oddly enough around the same time, Jays came out with Kettle-Cooked chips that tasted more like the old Yo-Ho's. It's as if Jays bought the old Yo-Ho recipe and used it for their kettle-cooked chips and made the new Yo-Ho's using the Jays recipe.
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bubba23 08/18/2011:51PM Yo Hos and other potato chips will never taste like they did because they stopped being fried in beef tallow (aka cow lard). Same...

Yo Hos and other potato chips will never taste like they did because they stopped being fried in beef tallow (aka cow lard). Same reason Mickey D's fries way back in the day won't be quite as delicious as they are today.