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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1987
Michael McGuire, Elmhurst, NY (US);
Ralph DiGiacomo, Palisades, NY (US);
Marcia Palmer, Nanuet, NY (US);
Louis Liggett, Brooklyn, NY (US);
General Foods Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with preparing and preserving fresh pasta which maintains its freshness for up to 120 days comprising, preparing a uniform blend having a moisture of up to 30%, conditioning the uniform blend by compacting same into a dough sheet having thickness of at least 0.03 inches; cutting the dough into its desired shape or form; subjecting the cut dough to dry heat to partially dry its external surface; pasteurizing the dough by subjecting it to steam; cooling the pasteurized dough to a temperature between 30.degree. F. and 50.degree. F.; packaging the cooled pasteurized dough in a modified atmosphere environment; and storing the packaged dough for extended periods of time at temperatures ranging from 40.degree. F. to 50.degree. F.