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AN AMAZING FACT: When Napoleon’s armies invaded Europe, his
general soon realized that an “army marches on its stomach” and that
foraging for food was wasting time. But when the armies tried to carry
their food with them, it spoiled. So in 1795, the French government
offered a prize of 12,000 francs to any Frenchman who could find a way
to preserve food. It wasn’t until 1809 that a French confectioner named
Nicholas Appert claimed the money.
After almost 15 years of experimenting, Appert placed peas and
carrots into wine bottles, cooked them at a high temperature, and then
sealed the glass with a cork. The food remained edible after standing
many days, and thus was discovered the basic principle of modern
canning. Food preservation techniques have become so sophisticated that
perishables can be preserved and remain edible for centuries!
Appert has been called the “father of canning” because of his invention of airtight food preservation. Later in 1810 a British inventor and merchant, Peter Durand, patented his own method of preserving food in a tin can. However, mass-producing canned food did not happen until the 20th century because of the difficulty of opening the cans with a hammer and chisel. Not until someone invented a can opener did it really take off!
Do you know what the most perishable food in history is? “And Moses said, ‘Let no one leave any of it till morning.’ Notwithstanding, they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted” (Exodus 16:19–21).
We can be certain of one thing about food. Someday we will never have to worry about it spoiling. There will be plenty for us to enjoy in heaven. “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore” (Revelation 7:16). God will supply our daily bread.
Appert has been called the “father of canning” because of his invention of airtight food preservation. Later in 1810 a British inventor and merchant, Peter Durand, patented his own method of preserving food in a tin can. However, mass-producing canned food did not happen until the 20th century because of the difficulty of opening the cans with a hammer and chisel. Not until someone invented a can opener did it really take off!
Do you know what the most perishable food in history is? “And Moses said, ‘Let no one leave any of it till morning.’ Notwithstanding, they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted” (Exodus 16:19–21).
We can be certain of one thing about food. Someday we will never have to worry about it spoiling. There will be plenty for us to enjoy in heaven. “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore” (Revelation 7:16). God will supply our daily bread.
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 107:9
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