When is National Tv Dinner Day?
Sunday September 10thThe first Swanson TV Dinner consisted of a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, cornbread dressing, peas, and sweet potatoes. Swansons made the aluminum tray from scratch. They also divided each food item into individual compartments... The dinner was cooked in the oven at home. The cook cooked it at home. The average cooking time was about 25 minutes. Most frozen food trays can be cooked in the microwave or a conventional oven today, and almost all frozen food trays can be cooked in the microwave or a conventional oven.
When Swanson's first sold TV dinners, they were priced at 98 cents. Production estimates reached 5,000 dinners in the first year. Swanson far exceeded that number, to their surprise. They sold more than ten million of them in the first year.
Tv dinner facts
- 1960 – Swanson introduced desserts to a new four-compartment tray
