Guest guest Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 THANK YOU, MR. BIRDSEYE! Friday, 30 September 2011 Are you wondering what today's message is going to be all about? Well, it's just what the title implies. It's a big THANK YOU to Mr. Clarence Birdsye! What? Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that you don't know who Clarence Birdsye is? Well let me fill you in on this amazing man. Clarence was the chef in his family's home. He just loved to cook. He also loved vegetables very, very much. Clarence was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a curious man, loved to tinker with things and he was also the chef in his family's home. (Hey, he sounds like my dad!) Oh, he just loved to cook. He also loved vegetables very, very much. Only thing was, during those cold New York City winters, a lot of the vegetables he liked during the spring and summer weren't available say, in the middle of December. Clarence missed all of those warmer weather vegetables and wished he could serve them to his family year-round. Well, to get make those year-round vegetables a reality, Clarence came up with an idea. In 1923, he spent $7.00, (I guess that was a lot of money back then), and bought himself an electric fan and some cakes of ice. And through a process of trial and error, Clarence eventually came up with a way to freeze those fresh vegetables under pressure. (Pretty clever for 1923, dontcha think?) Well, his process worked! Now Clarence was able to freeze the vegetables he and his family loved and could enjoy them 12 months a year! How cool, uh, I mean...how COLD is that?! (LOL.) In 1930, Clarence introduced a line of mass-produced frozen veggies to the public and they became an instant hit. And oh yeah, what did he call his new company? (Boy, would this ever be an easy question on Jeopardy!) BIRDSEYE, of course. Several months ago, we discussed canned vegetables vs. frozen ones. You may remember that several months ago in one of my messages, we discussed canned vegetables vs. frozen ones. Well, when it comes to taste, in my book I'd say that frozen veggies win the competition hands down. And by the way, because they've been flash-frozen, those frozen vegetables retain the same taste as when they were harvested from the earth. And oh yeah, freezing them also allows the vegetables to keep almost all of their vitamins and nutrients. I love it! Okay, fall has arrived and that means winter will be here before you know it. And thanks to Clarence Birdseye, even though it might be 10 degrees outside, you can still go to the store and buy the vegetables you love from the frozen foods section. Be creative in your kitchen with those wondeful good-for-you frozen vegetables. Right now, I have some individual serving sizes of Birdseye vegetables in my freezer. All you have to do is pop them into the microwave and in just a minute or two, viola! They're ready to enjoy. You can use your frozen veggies in an egg beater omelette or they make a great addition to a chicken stir fry dish. Be creative in your own kitchen with those wondeful good-for-you frozen vegetables. Have a little fun in your kitchen! So one more time, thank you, Clarence Birdseye. Whoever thought your $7.00 investment in a fan and a few cakes of ice would still be paying off us...nearly 100 years later! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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