National Frozen Foods Month

Did you know that March is National Frozen Foods Month? Well... it is. And I suspect that it is named National Frozen Foods Month because by the time March rolls around, there really isn't any fresh food left to eat. Let's be honest here, most winter squashes, potatoes, and turnips have long since molded. And forget about such things as fresh grapes, raspberries, and blueberries – they all composted months ago. So basically, all the food that is left to eat is either shipped in from Argentina, canned, or frozen (what great choices: sprayed with who-knows-what preservative, doused in salt water/vinegar, or 98% ice).

Is it spring yet?

Well, I suppose I shouldn't be so hard of such preserved foods. After all, someone out there thought it was a good idea to name this National Frozen Foods Month in recognition of frozen fruits, vegetables, and fish sticks everywhere. And that is good enough for me.

So how does one celebrate this month? Well it's quite simple really. Eat as many frozen vegetables as possible! (Or perhaps I should say – “use” as many frozen vegetables as possible. Let's be honest here, I hardly doubt that I am the only man to ever use a bag of frozen peas to ice an unfortunate baseball-to-the-you-know-where injury.) Not only will you be getting your vegetables, but you'll also be cleaning out the freezer. So when summer rolls around and the gardens are in full swing again, you'll have room to store next winter's crop of frozen foods.