Channel: Mental Floss

Category: Education

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Description: The frozen TV dinner is the result of decades of technological advancements and helped end outdated gender roles. Yeah, you read that right. From frozen Thanksgiving dinners to scorching hot brownies, the TV dinner is the pinnacle of convenience food. But who came up with the idea of putting an entire frozen meal on a tray? Food History is a new series from Mental Floss where we dive deep into the culinary stories that lead to the food on our plates. If you have an idea for a dish, cooking technique, or cuisine that you’d like us to explore in a future episode, tell us in the comments. Website: mentalfloss.com Twitter: twitter.com/mental_floss Facebook: facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine