For thousands of years, food storage was one of humanity’s biggest problems. Even if you could grow or hunt sufficient calories when food was abundant, it was very difficult to store those calories for when food was scarce.

One man made a huge advancement in our ability to store foods, which now allows us to enjoy fresh produce all year round.

Learn more about Clarence Birdseye, and the invention of frozen foods, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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