Appeal No. 95-0658
Application No. 08/069,456
1. A method of preparing and preserving fresh fruit for
extended storage comprising the steps of:
separating the fruit into a plurality of individual
pieces;
introducing the fruit pieces into an aqueous preservative
solution comprising about 8-20% by weight of a non-
artificial sweetening agent, about 0.1-0.6% by
weight
of an edible acid, and about 0.015-0.025% by weight
of
sulfur dioxide;
placing the fruit pieces in the preservative solution
under a vacuum to remove at least a portion of the air
from
the fruit pieces;
releasing the vacuum and maintaining the fruit pieces in
the
preservative solution for at least a sufficient time
to
allow the fruit pieces to absorb at least a portion
of
the preservative solution therein; and
then placing the fruit pieces directly in a non-freezing
refrigerated environment at a pH of about 3.0 to 3.2
for storage.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Tierney 2,004,354 June 11,
1935
Glabe 2,678,277 May 11,
1954
Guadagni 3,025,169 Mar. 13,
1962
Silver et al. (Silver) 4,767,630 Aug. 30,
1988
Claims 1-5, 7-11, 13-22, and 24-31, all of the claims
pending in the application, stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
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