by Jonathan Rees From the publisher: It may be responsible for a greater improvement in human diet and longevity than any other technology of the last two thousand years-but have […]
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Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America
by Jonathan Rees From the publisher: Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In Refrigeration Nation, […]
Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye’s Outrageous Idea about Frozen Food
by Mark Kurlansky From the publisher: Adventurer and inventor Clarence Birdseye had a fascination with food preservation that led him to develop and patent the Birdseye freezing process and start […]
Before the Refrigerator: the history of supplying ice
by Jonathan Rees From the publisher: During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans depended upon ice to stay cool and to keep their perishable foods fresh. Jonathan Rees […]
The history of the refrigerator
William C. Durant started the Frigidaire Company in 1918 to mass-produce refrigerators based on the invention of a self-contained refrigerator, with a compressor on the bottom of the cabinet. In […]
Ancient humans stored leftovers at least 200,000 years ago
Neanderthals or early Homo sapiens humans were storing bone marrow in a cave in modern-day Israel 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Researchers have discovered deer bones with cut marks where […]
The Surprisingly Cool History of Ice
“In 1805, two wealthy brothers from Boston were at a family picnic, enjoying the rare luxuries of cold beverages and ice cream. They joked about how their chilled refreshments would […]
Anna Zeide
Anna Zeide From the publisher Oklahoma State University Clinical Assistant Professor Anna Zeide wins James Beard Foundation award with first bookWebsite: annazeide.orgTwitter: Anna Zeide @aezeide Interviews with Anna Zeide “Canned […]