When we crave fresh fruit and vegetables in the middle of winter, we can thank the American taxidermist for creating the next
best thing.

Clarence Birdsey, who invented and commercialized convenient packages to deliver food quickly and without changing the
original taste, was simply looking for a way to feed his family fresh food throughout the year. The solution came to him while
managing the field as an architect, where he saw how Inuit would store freshly caught fish and other mats in seawater barrels
that would quickly evaporate due to the climate.

The fish are then farmed, cooked, and most importantly tasted fresh – more than just going back to the fish market. He realized
that rapid cooling at shallow temperatures allowed the meat to cool once and served a few months later.

In the United States, commercial foods usually cooled at higher temperatures and thus took longer to freeze. Compared to
conventional techniques, rapid accumulation forms tiny ice crystals, which are less likely to cause food damage. So in 1923,
Clarence Birdsey improved with an investment of 7 7 for an electric fan, ice bucket, and rice cake, and later perfected a method of
packing fresh food in waxed cardboard containers and flash-freezing under increased strain. And by 1927, his company,
General Series, was applying technology to preserve beef, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.

Two years later, The Goldman Sachs Trading Corporation and The Postham Company (later General Foods Corporation)
bought Clarence Birdsay’s patents and trademarks in 1929 for 22 million. In 1930, for the first time in Springfield,
In Massachusetts, fast-frozen vegetables, fruits, seafood, and meat were sold to the public. It was called Birds Eye Frosted Foods.
This frozen product was initially available in 18 stores to determine how customers would accept it to determine

the new way of selling food. Grocers can choose from a fairly wide selection that includes frozen meats, blue dot oysters,
fish fillets, spinach, beans, various fruits, and berries. The products were hits and continued to expand with the company, moving
refrigerated food products from refrigerated boxcars to remote stores. Today, commercially frozen foods are a billion-dollar
industry and “Birds Eye”, a top frozen food brand, is sold almost everywhere.

Birdsey served as a consultant to General Foods until 1938 and eventually turned his attention to other interests and invented a
harpoon for marking infrared heat lamps, and spotlights for store window displays and vials. He will set up companies to market
his products. At the time of his sudden demise in 1956, he had about 300 patents in his name.