Sunday, July 24, 2005
Yum!
The Christian Science Monitor took advantage of the 50th anniversary of the first sale of frozen dinners on November 10, 2004 to write a paean. It turns out that credit for the concept belongs to Clarence Birdseye who made frozen vegetables a staple of our kitchens, bless him. But it was Gerry Thomas (who died last week - read an obituary here) who designed the three-compartment tray (sometimes four) along the lines of a serviceman's mess kit and convinced his employer, Swanson Foods, that it would be a successful way to present food. My own favorites have always been the original fried white meat chicken with mashed potatoes and turkey with cornbread dressing and gravy, sweet potatoes and buttered peas. What's yours?
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