Watching a 3-part documentary about food in the US (on hulu) and the advent of all the well-known brands we have today, Heinz, Kellogg, Post, Birdseye, Hershey, etc. Oly chit hey. ‘Food’ for thought! The ruthless skanks and those who had a soul. Stuff some food makers trying to undercut the competition, would dump in food being toxic.
Any decent food available dwindling as urban areas had a population explosion during the industrial revolution and immigration, rotten meat, produce, no refrigeration, amazed so many people survived. Some ingredients, tonics for stomach ills included lead and mercury. Heinz’ product was initially developed as he was searching for a way to make rancid tasting food have a tolerable – taste. Birdseye was ahead of his time having invented a way to freeze food that was safe and tasted decent before anyone had a freezer while living in a polar region.
Amazing story. Tell ya, makes me appreciate my time on the planet wasn’t back then, unless I lived on a farm.
Any decent food available dwindling as urban areas had a population explosion during the industrial revolution and immigration, rotten meat, produce, no refrigeration, amazed so many people survived. Some ingredients, tonics for stomach ills included lead and mercury. Heinz’ product was initially developed as he was searching for a way to make rancid tasting food have a tolerable – taste. Birdseye was ahead of his time having invented a way to freeze food that was safe and tasted decent before anyone had a freezer while living in a polar region.
Amazing story. Tell ya, makes me appreciate my time on the planet wasn’t back then, unless I lived on a farm.