" I really enjoyed Kurlansky's historical look at salt so thought this would be just as interesting. It wasn't. Not because of the writing but because of the subject matter. Clarence Birdseye was an interesting man for his time and was quite curious about things (as the title suggests). His main claim to fame was perfecting the freezing of any and all types of food and then convincing Americans to eat them. He made a LOT of money doing this. He has an interesting Canadian connection when he spent several winters in Labrador doing research. I was troubled by his hunting (read, slaughter) of land and marine animals in the quest for hides, food or trophies. Not as good as Salt. "
— Mark, 1/26/2014