Cold fries are bad enough. But cold, stale fries are even worse.
That’s the Ronald McDonald surprise that an Illinois couple encountered during their home renovation.
On April 16, Rob and Gracie Jones were working from their 1959 home in Crystal Lake, located about 50 miles northwest of Chicago.
Suddenly, they found a decades-old McDonald’s bag on a wall.
“Rob was in the bathroom replacing the old toilet paper accessory,” Gracie told CNN on Wednesday, “When he pulled out the toilet paper accessory, he noticed a piece of cloth rolled up inside the wall.”
The couple had no idea they were about to discover decades-old fast food.
“Right now, we looked at each other wondering if we were about to discover evidence of a crime scene!” Gracie said. “We were so relieved to find it was just an old McDonald’s bag,” he jokes.
They then took the bag into the kitchen to carefully open it. Inside, they found two packs of hamburger and some half-eaten, decades-old fries — which were crispy and brown.
“We saw the fries and thought it was unreal. How the hell are these fries still in this bag and how are they so well preserved?! It was wild,” added Gracie.
McDonald’s French fries are generally known for their smell, but the couple said there was no smell in these relics.
Gracie said they grabbed some fries and were surprised at how tough they were despite their decrepit appearance.
Researching the logo on the bag they retrieved from the wall, the couple discovered that it was used in the McDonald’s production from 1955 to 1961.
They also discovered that one of the original McDonald’s in the area was built across the street from their home in 1959 – the same year their home was built.
The bag even contained the fast-food chain’s original mascot, Speedee.
CNN has contacted McDonald’s about the unusual discovery and is awaiting comment.
For now, the couple has the old meal stored away and doesn’t know what to do with it.
“We’d be happy to sell it, or if not, we’d probably keep it as a nice piece of history,” Gracie said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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