Early Frozen Food History

The almost limitless forms of frozen foods are a part of our daily diet. Little thought is generally given to the complexities involved in their processing and marketing or to the difficulties that beset the industry during its developmental years.

Successful launching of the frozen food industry required not only the development of appropriate freezing equipment and processing procedures, but also the development of varieties of raw products specifically suited to freezing, packaging materials, facilities for handling, storing, transporting, and displaying frozen foods, a product line of sufficient depth to meet the desires of most consumers, and finally, favorable consumer attitudes, all of which had to happen at the same time.

Hard to believe it even happened, but it did. This week a look at the early history of frozen food.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." - G. K. Chesterton (English writer whose prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography and fantasy, well noted for his "Father Brown" stories, 1874 - 1936)

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Chemistry of Autumn Colors

Summer is waining, although with the typical warm September weather you wouldn't know it. In a few days we'll celebrate the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of fall. Last year at this time we looked at why leaves fall from trees and how once the trees decide to go dormant, the foliage fireworks

This week, we look at the chemistry of those blazing autumn colors.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life." - Rachel Louise Carson (American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement, 1907 - 1964)

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Kitchen Science 101

Time consumed on a beautiful Saturday morning at the muffler shop: 2 hours.

Cost of the work done to an aging Ford Explorer: $144.38.

Finding a nearly year-old issue of Popular Science that contained an article on food...priceless.

This week, we look at some Kitchen Science advice.

TTFN, Fred.


Quote of the week: "Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious." - Saint Thomas Aquinas (scholar, theologian and philosopher, 1225 – 1274)

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September is National Food Safety Education Month

Normally the attachments are limited to one or two pages, but I just couldn't pass up the entire activity booklet. Remember, do these on your own time!

TTFN, Fred.


Quote of the week: "A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ." - John Steinbeck (one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century, 1902 - 1968)

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