“What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?”/“Crisp Cringle.”

A Christmas riddle is:
 
Q: What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
A: Crisp Cringle.
 
The “Kris Kringle” pun has been cited in print since at least 1997.
 
“Pringles got into my carpet. It’s beginning to look a lot like crisp mush” and “What are Santa’s favorite chips?”/“Crisp Pringles” are related jokes.
 
 
Wikipedia: Santa Claus
Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved (“good” or “nice”) children on Christmas Eve (24 December) and the early morning hours of Christmas Day (25 December). The modern Santa Claus grew out of traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas (a fourth-century Greek bishop and gift-giver of Myra), the British figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas (himself also based on Saint Nicholas). Some maintain Santa Claus also absorbed elements of the Germanic god Wodan, who was associated with the pagan midwinter event of Yule and led the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession through the sky.
       
23 December 1997, The Times of India (Mumbai, India) “Of Churkles and Giggles” by Youyr Friend Johnny, Bombay Times, pg. C4, col. 5:
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
Crisp Cringle
     
Google Books
3650 Jokes, Puns, and Riddles
By Charles Foxgrover, Anne Kostick and Michael J. Pellowski
New York, NY: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
1998
Pg. 458:
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
Crisp Cringle.
 
10 December 1998, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), “Yak Bak,” The Rep sec., pg. 3, col. 2:
What do you get if you deep-fry Santa Claus? Crisp Kringle.
 
22 December 1998, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, “Caring hearts are everywhere” by Diane Bell, pg. B1:
Q. What do you get if you deep-fry Santa?
A. Crisp Cringle.
 
Twitter
Dianah McDonald‏
@hklbry
Replying to @bluesman1103
@bluesman1103 What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?  Crispy Cringle!  (But why would you deep fry Santa?)
3:36 PM - 23 Dec 2008
   
Google Books
Sensible Nonsense.. Frank’s Comic Pack:
Humour Pack Series
By Frank Paul
BookBaby
2014
Pg. ?:
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus? Crisp Cringle.
 
Google Books
More Christmas Jokes For Kids
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
Crisp Cringle.
 
Twitter
Lucky Score‏
@LuckyScoreNet
What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?
Crisp Cringle.
#Joke from #ChristmasJokes in #Jokes, #Humor and #Satire
11:40 PM - 20 Dec 2017