Better Than Homemade

1.Who put the Minute in Minute Rice? 2.What, exactly, is Spam? 3.And why do Pringles come in a tennis ball can?

Discover the answers to all these questions and more in 'Better Than Homemade', a freewheeling illustrated history of the packaged foods industry. From Green Giant and Hamburger Helper to Jiffy Pop and Jell-O, syndicated columnist Carolyn Wyman reveals the fascinating origins of your favourite 'food' products - along with never-before published advertisements, innovative packaging (cheese in a can!?), and hilarious 'unauthorised uses.'

You'll learn that Birds Eye frozen foods were invented by an Arctic adventurer; Kool-Aid got its start from an 11-year-old entrepreneur; and Twinkies were once used to capture a gang of escaped baboons. This guide is the ultimate paean to processed pleasures!