Patent ID: 8715768

Claim:
A snack-making process for manufacturing jujube snacks, comprising: the sequential steps a) harvesting a jujube fruit from an elevation of between 100 and 6,000 feet above sea level; b) air drying the jujube fruit for between 30 and 120 days with daily exposure to sunlight; c) rinsing the jujube fruit with water; d) air drying the jujube fruit between 30 and 60 minutes e) removing seeds from the jujube fruit; f) slicing the jujube fruit into annular slices; g) baking the jujube fruit for between 240 minutes to 360 minutes at a temperature of between 142 and 194 degrees F.; h) introducing a flavoring substance to the jujube fruit by: submerging the jujube fruit in a coffee concentrate, in a ratio of between 10 ml and 14 ml of the coffee concentrate for every 10 grams of jujube fruit, for not more than two minutes; drying the jujube fruit by baking the jujube fruit for between 120 minutes to 240 minutes at between 142 to 194 degrees F.; cooling the jujube fruit for between 30 minutes to 60 minutes at a temperature of between 50 and 60 degrees F.; submerging the jujube fruit in the coffee concentrate again for no more than 2 minutes; and baking the jujube fruit for between 180 minutes to 300 minutes at between 142 to 194 degrees F.; i) cooling the jujube fruit for between 30 minutes to 60 minutes at a temperature of between 50 and 60 degrees F.; and j) cooling the jujube fruit to below 15 degrees F. while maintaining a water content of the slices to less than 5%.