A candy maker helped popularize canning by bottling everything from eels to eggs to peaches
Napoleon wanted to conquer the world, but he lost thousands of soldiers to hunger, disease and hypothermia.Heritage images via Getty Images In the 19th century, growing empires and seafaring exploration required reliably preserved food. A candy maker received 12,000 francs for his method of heating and sealing food in glass jars. The bottles were heavy … Read more