Birds Eye Frozen Chopped Spinach (10 oz.)

Item Purchased: Birds Eye Frozen Chopped Spinach (10 oz.)
Location Purchased: Jewel / 1224 S. Wabash Ave. / Chicago, IL
Price: $2.10 + tax

Review: In the early 1900s, sometime between 1912-1915, field naturalist Clarence Birdseye was working near the Arctic Circle when he realized that fresh fish that were frozen in the Arctic snow retained their full nutritional qualities when thawed. From this experience, he began flash-freezing various foods and made a name out of it.

In the early 2000s, sometime between 10:30AM and 11:00AM on March 21st, 2006, I was shopping for soup ingredients when I came across this flash-frozen package of chopped spinach. From this experience, I began wondering if the refrigerator at work would keep the spinach frozen until I got out of work and went over to my girlfriends' house.

So far, so good. The foil-wrapped block of spinach seems to be holding up just fine. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about frozen spinach. I enjoy most other frozen vegetables such as peas or corn, but when it comes to leafy greens, the act of thawing such things scares me. I always imagine the end product to be something a bit too soggy. This thought crossed my mind as I was purchasing my groceries this morning but then I realized that I would be placing the spinach into a soup broth. They would be soggy anyway! Hurrah! Long live Clarence Birdseye and his wonderful flash-freezing machine! His legacy is helping to make soups everywhere healthy and full-bodied!

Rating: to be rated after trying the spinach tonight.

Go ahead Popeye! Buy some spinach at Amazon.com: Consume.
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