According to corporate lore, Fritos founder Charles Elmer Doolin's mother, Daisy Doolin, invented the immortal Frito pie not long after her boys created Fritos. At its heart, Frito pie is a simple concoction. In its primal form, even a child could make it.
Like this: Heat a can of Wolf Brand Chili with beef, then take a small bag of Fritos, slit the bag open, and pour chili on top of the Fritos. Then eat it with a spoon right out of the bag as you walk around the State Fair of Texas or wherever you happen to be.
Some people pile on sour cream or jalapenos, too, although that begins to be something of a burden for one little Frito bag to bear. You might even have to move the bag to a plate.
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