Word: wontons
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Tomato to Wonton. In tribute to the ease of "heat and serve,'' hungry Americans last year ate more than $500 million worth of frozen prepared dishes, mostly in convenient, built-in containers that went from oven to table to trash can. The number of frozen-food packers has grown from 750 in 1949 to 1,100; the dollar value of frozen foods has jumped more than 2,700% to $2.7 billion. Almost one in every three cups of coffee is now made with instant coffee. Postwar sales of prepared baby foods have grown some 230% to a quarter...
...frozen potatoes whipped, French fried, crinkle cut, hashed, creamed, diced, stuffed baked, escalloped, puffed, pattied, rissoléd-and home fried. She can pick up scores of different frozen complete meals, buy dozens of frozen vegetables from peas (the favorite) to chives, soups that run from tomato to wonton...