In 1954 Senator McCarthy’s Communist witch hunt ended in formal censure by the US Senate, and the US Supreme Court ended segregation of public schools. It was also the year that Stouffer’s released its first TV meals and General Mills introduced Trix—flavors were certainly in demand.
That year the Society of Flavor Chemists (SFC) held its first regular meeting at Little Venice restaurant in New York City, led by chair Jack Bouton of Synfleur.
“The purpose of the organization is primarily social,” P&F announced at the time, “but occasionally informal talks on matters of mutual interest will be the order of business.”