100 Years of Freezing: Thanks, Clarence Birdseye

Next time you are in your local grocery store, take a walk through the frozen food aisle. The variety and breadth of what is offered is rather amazing. There are fruits and vegetables of all types and mixes, meats, poultry, fresh and battered fish, specialty meats, bakery items, ice cream of all kinds, pizzas, side dishes, and more. Humankind came to understand that cold will preserve and enhance foods as far back in time as 500 BC in ancient Egypt. And we can probably assume that Neanderthals l…