French fries were the most-ordered item in Canadian restaurants in 1998. About ten years ago, I remember reading another article that claimed Canada had, per capita, seven times as many doughnut stores as any other country on Earth. I also remember that during one of the four miserable days I worked at Wendy's, the floor manager showed me how to use the french fry vat : When I poured the fries in, he counseled, I should hold the [50lb] bag like it was a baby.