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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by dweekly on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:27PM (#27040939)
This made me curious about how it was that Clarence Birdseye came to discover the fast-freeze approach that preserves flavor. The answer is surprisingly straightforward - he was a fur trader in Labrador (northern Canada) and noticed when he pulled fish out they froze immediately and were still delicious months later. So if only you could make fish as cold as northern Canada, you could make frozen fish tasty! It was from there that he designed a -45F calcium chloride based belt technique and then a -25F ammonia evaporation driven technique.

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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by s0rce on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:05PM (#27042237)
I like that you can still buy Birdseye brand frozen foods in the Grocery store.
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by jfengel on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:24PM (#27043074)
Nitpick: the brand is Birds Eye. After a series of mergers it's owned by Conagra, which also owns a dizzying array of brands, including Chef Boyardee and PF Chang's.
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by s0rce on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @07:27PM (#27044134)
Good point, thanks, I figured it must be owned by some large corporation by now. At least the historical branding remains.
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by switch007 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:22PM (#27043062)
It’s a pretty big, well known brand in the UK :)
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by nimvlaj30 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:51PM (#27045215)
Sounds like he was inspired to try that by the food company of the same name
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by schwartzworld on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:05AM (#27048100)
Also, what are the odds of Lou Gehrig contracting Lou Gehrig's Disease? So unlucky.
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Re:The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks by jyounker on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:18PM (#27053631)
Sounds to me like he founded the company of the same name.
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