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General Mills, Inc.

Richard A Thompson

Jennifer M Maack

Joana Montenegro

Lisa K Pannell

Leslie D Miller

Heidi O'Sullivan

Methods of preparation for cultured milk based products and products prepared thereby are provided wherein a yogurt is produced containing 0.1% to about 5% confectionery filaments. The process involves providing a cooled fermented yogurt base at a temperature of 0&#xb0; C. to 5&#xb0; C.; injecting a liquid fat-bearing compound having a total fat concentration of 24% to about 40% into the cooled yogurt base; whereby the liquid fat-bearing compound is shattered into filaments upon contact with the cooled fermented yogurt.

Yogurt containing confectionery pieces

Preparation of yogurt containing confectionery pieces and product thereof

There is disclosed a necktie or cravat which has snaps or other fasteners allowing it to be fastened at the shirt collar or removed without tying or untying the knot. One embodiment has a strip of semi-rigid plastic several inches in length with holes which engage with standard male snap fasteners at the top ends of the two panels of the necktie. The necktie is attached and removed by snapping and unsnapping the snap fastener into a selected hole in the plastic strip. Holes spaced one-half inch apart provide adjustability to accommodate different neck sizes. Preferably the two panels of the tie are not actually knotted but are provided with a separate matching slide formed of the same material as the tie and wrapped about the panels in a manner to simulate a single windsor knot, a double windsor knot or other decorative simulated knot. In preferred embodiments, the slide portion of the tie is removably secured in a simulated single or double windsor knot by two sets of snap fasteners suitably located on the slide forming strip. Alternatively, the necktie may be snapped or otherwise fastened to mating fasteners on either side of the shirt collar provided for that purpose.

Snap-on tie with slider simulating windsor knot

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Champlin, MN, United States of America

Richard A Thompson