Patent ID: 6730348
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A23G,B01F,B67D

Abstract:
A method for preparing a flavored slurried confection, the method comprising the steps of:providing a disposable serving container sufficiently sized for holding an individual serving of a slurried confection therein; depositing a neutral flavored mix into the container, wherein the neutral flavored mix has a freezing point temperature lower than normally found for that of water; storing the mix filled container within a storage freezer for maintaining the neutral flavored mix at a storage temperature; maintaining the neutral flavored mix within the mix filled container at the storage temperature within the storage freezer; transferring the mix filled container from the storage freezer to a tempering freezer for maintaining the neutral flavored mix at a blending temperature; maintaining the neutral flavored mix within the mix filled container at the blending temperature within the tempering freezer; removing the mix filled container from the tempering freezer for preparation of a flavored confection; providing a plurality of flavored syrups; manually positioning the mix filled container for pumping a selected syrup therein; selecting a syrup from the plurality of flavored syrups; pumping a quantity of the selected syrup into the mix filled container for blending the selected syrup with the neutral flavored mix; blending the selected syrup with the neutral flavored mix while the mix remains chilled, whereby the quantity of syrup adds a selected flavor to the body and mass of the neutral flavored mix for forming the flavored slurried confection within the disposable serving container; and manually serving the flavored slurried confection for consumption within the disposable serving container.