How food found its way into the freezer

Retropod

The Washington Post

History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

While on a research trip to the Arctic in the early 20th century, scientist Clarence Birdseye — a name you might recognize from the frozen food aisle — made an observation that would go on to change the way we eat.

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0:00.0	This winter, join the Washington Post in its fight against hunger, homelessness, and poverty,
0:04.9	with the contribution to Post Helping Hand.
0:07.8	To learn more and donate, visit posthelpinghand.com.
0:13.1	Hey, history lovers. I'm Mike Rosenwald with Retropod.
0:17.2	A show about the past, rediscovered.
0:23.6	Okay. A show about the past, rediscovered. Ice cream, no, no, I don't need ice cream.
0:28.6	Ice cream sandwiches and maybe later.
0:30.6	Ah, there they are. The peas. The frozen peas.
0:34.6	I went digging through my freezer for a little show and tell.
0:40.3	To tell you about a man you've probably never heard of,
0:43.3	a man who changed the way we eat.
0:46.3	His name was Clarence Birdseye.
0:49.3	He's been dead since 1956, but it was Birdseye,
0:53.3	a college dropout
0:54.6	who basically
0:55.9	invented a
0:57.1	new kind of
0:57.8	food,
0:59.0	frozen food.
1:00.6	Hi, Mac,
1:01.1	it's Mark Kirlanski.
1:02.2	We're set to go here.
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