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 Frozen
food is convenient and as fresh as
if we have just cooked it. This convenience is all thanks to Clarence
Birdseye (1886-1956).
Clarence Birdseye was an ordinary boy when he was
little. However, he had a habit of observing people carefully.
When he grew up, he had the chance to go on a business trip to Alaska.
He visited a family there. “Have dinner with us. It will be ready
soon,” the family said to him. Birdseye couldn’t reject their offer. “Why
don’t we eat the fish that we caught a month ago? It is big enough
for the three of us to eat,” the wife said to husband. Birdseye couldn’t
believe what he had just heard. He didn’t want to eat rotten fish.
 “How
can you eat that old fish? You would die if you eat it,” he said.
The family all laughed at him. The family showed him the fish. “Look,
this is the fish. It is as fresh as when I caught it.” Birdseye was
surprised. “How can it be possible?” he asked.
When Eskimos in Alaska catch fish, they put it into a bucket.
 Then, they
pour water into the bucket. The fish in the bucket quickly becomes
frozen because of the biting wind in Alaska.
“Oh my goodness! If people preserve food in this way,
it will remain fresh for a long time,” he thought.
After he observed the way the Eskimos kept their fish for a long time,
he finally created frozen food. It was an innovation in the food industry. Thanks to his invention, now we can always
enjoy fresh food! |
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