When I was a kid, my favorite snack was shoestring potatoes. I don't remember the brand, but they came in tall, cylindrical, cardboard cans. --- You can still find variations in stores - Pik-Nik brand ...

You can make fries from scratch (check out this recent how-to from Diane Rossen Worthington), but frozen french fried potatoes are an ... Food & Dining sampled nine brands of frozen french fries.