Editing Chicken nugget (section)

== History ==
The chicken nugget was developed in the 1950s by [[Robert C. Baker]], a [[food science]] professor at [[Cornell University]], and published as unpatented academic work.<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert C. Baker obituary |publisher=Cornell University| date=July 11, 2006 | url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March06/Baker_obit.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711180606/http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March06/Baker_obit.html | archive-date=July 11, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Baker |first=R. C. |last2=Darrah |first2=L. B. |last3=Darfler |first3=J. M. |date=September 1, 1966 |title=The Use of Fowl for Convenience Items |url=https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0451017 |journal=Poultry Science |volume=45 |issue=5 |pages=1017-1025}}</ref> Bite-sized pieces of chicken, coated in batter and then deep fried, were called "Chicken Crispies" by Baker and his associates. Two problems the [[meat industry]] was facing at the time were being able to clump ground meat without a skin and producing a batter coating that could be both deep fried and frozen without becoming detached. Baker's innovations solved these problems and made it possible to form chicken nuggets in any shape by first coating the meat in vinegar, salt, grains, and milk powder to make it hold together and then using an egg- and grain-based batter that could be fried as well as frozen.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=Tastes like Chicken|last=Rude|first=Emelyn|publisher=Pegasus Books Ltd.|year=2016|isbn=978-1-68177-163-2|pages=149–165}}</ref>

Dinosaur-shaped (or simply dino) chicken nuggets were first trademarked by [[Perdue Farms]] in 1991, and its rise in popularity was possibly assisted by the success of the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammon |first=Dawn |date=2024-03-19 |title=The Origin Story Of Iconic Dino Chicken Nuggets - The Daily Meal |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/1541381/history-of-dino-nuggets/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Daily Meal |language=en-US |quote="The story of how dino chicken nuggets got their start is a bit hazy, but one thing we know for sure is they firmly launched onto the scene around the same time the original 'Jurassic Park' movie hit theaters. Coincidence? Maybe. But then again, probably not."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=Land Before Noms: How Dinosaur-Shaped Chicken Nuggets Came to Walk the Earth |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/dinosaur-chicken-nuggets |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=MEL Magazine |language=en-US |quote="...Perdue ''almost'' definitely invented dinosaur nuggets and ''Jurassic Park'' undoubtedly popularized them[.]"}}</ref>