摘要:
Input food is extruded or otherwise deposited between a pair of counter-rotating wheels whose outer surfaces define mold cavities. The deposited input food is molded into pieces having desired shape (e.g., simulating pitted prunes or berries) by compression between aligned, counter-rotating mold cavity pairs. Preferably, the input food is heated prior to molding to prevent irreversible set up before compression between the mold cavities, and the wheels are chilled to cause deposited food to set up as it is compressed and carried between aligned, chilled mold cavities from a loading station to a release station. Preferably, the mold cavities are maintained at low temperature (e.g., in the range from about -10.degree. F. to 32.degree. F.). After the input food is molded and set up into pieces, the rotating cavities separate at a release station, allowing the molded pieces to fall away from the wheels. A positive product ejection assembly (such as a set of air knives) can be provided downstream from the release station for purging each cavity of its contents before refilling. To ensure ejection of all molded piexes from the cavities before refilling, it may be desirable to mist the empty cavities with a non-toxic release agent such as glycerine. The input food can be prune or other fruit paste mixed with glycerine and optionally also sorbitol (to give the molded pieces a desired water activity and humectancy), additives for providing a desired flavor and mouth feel, and mold releasing and solidifying agents.
摘要:
An ornamental device including a housing, means on the housing for hanging the housing on a suitable support, means within the housing for holding an element to be viewed, means within the housing for illuminating the element, and means carried by the housing for permitting viewing of the illuminated element. The device may be spherical and simulate a Christmas tree ornament. The element to be viewed may comprise a photographic transparency.
摘要:
An entity's profile is augmented. Viewer-supplied data is received from a first viewing computer to modify an initial profile for a profiled entity in order to create an augmented profile about the profiled entity. This viewer-supplied data is hidden from the profiled entity. The augmented profile is generated and transmitted to an authorized viewing computer that has requested the augmented profile.
摘要:
In some embodiments, a system includes a database of trust information that internalizes security and trust relationships between a first entity and a second entity in regards to scheduling, and a central trust manager operable to determine from the database of trust information whether a trust relationship exists between a first organization and a second organization, the central trust manager also being operable to provide availability information of a user of the first organization to a second user of the second organization, the central trust manager also being operable to determine whether the second user of the second organization is granted access to requested calendar data and the central trust manager also being operable to provide the requested calendar data.
摘要:
Input food is extruded or otherwise deposited between a pair of counter-rotating wheels whose outer surfaces define mold cavities. The deposited input food is molded into pieces having desired shape (e.g., simulating pitted prunes or berries) by compression between aligned, counter-rotating mold cavity pairs. Preferably, the input food is heated prior to molding to prevent irreversible set up before compression between the mold cavities, and the wheels are chilled to cause deposited food to set up as it is compressed and carried between aligned, chilled mold cavities from a loading station to a release station. Preferably, the mold cavities are maintained at low temperature (e.g., in the range from about -10.degree. F. to 32.degree. F.). After the input food is molded and set up into pieces, the rotating cavities separate at a release station, allowing the molded pieces to fall away from the wheels. A positive product ejection assembly (such as a set of air knives) can be provided downstream from the release station for purging each cavity of its contents before refilling. The input food can be prune or other fruit paste mixed with glycerine and optionally also sorbitol (to give the molded pieces a desired water activity and humectancy), additives for providing a desired flavor and mouth feel, and mold releasing and solidifying agents.
摘要:
In some embodiments, a system includes a database of trust information that internalizes security and trust relationships between a first entity and a second entity in regards to scheduling, and a central trust manager operable to determine from the database of trust information whether a trust relationship exists between a first organization and a second organization, the central trust manager also being operable to provide availability information of a user of the first organization to a second user of the second organization, the central trust manager also being operable to determine whether the second user of the second organization is granted access to requested calendar data and the central trust manager also being operable to provide the requested calendar data.
摘要:
A method of producing shattered, preservative-free dried fruit or vegetable pieces. Preferably, low moisture fruit is cryogenically frozen and the frozen fruit is then impacted (preferably using a roller mill or tumbler) to produce randomized, shattered fruit pieces (preferably having size primarily in the range from ¼ inch to ⅜ inch). The shattered fruit pieces are optionally dried (for example, while they are warmed in a warm air dryer) to reduce their moisture content to 22%-25% prior to packaging. In an optional, preliminary processing step, dried fruit is first rehydrated to a moisture content of 22%-30% (preferably 23%-25%) to produce low moisture fruit. The low moisture fruit is pitted and then frozen. The frozen, low moisture fruit is then shattered (and optionally then dried) in accordance with the invention. Other aspects of the invention are apparatus for producing shattered, preservative-free dried fruit or vegetable pieces, which include a dual pass roller mill or a tumbler for shattering the frozen plant material.