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Assorted References

Birdseye’s role
- In Clarence Birdseye

uses

bakery products
- In baking: Freezing
batter
- In baking: Prepared mixes and doughs
eggs
- In egg: Frozen egg products
fish
- In fish processing: Freezing
food preservation
- In food preservation: Freezing
frozen prepared meals
- In frozen meal: Freezing
fruit preservation
- In fruit processing: Freezing
home appliances
- In home appliance: Appliances for food preparation.
ice cream
- In dairy product: Ice cream manufacture
meats
- In meat processing: Freezing
poultry
- In poultry processing: Frozen poultry
vegetables
- In vegetable processing: Freezing

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: WebMd - How to Freeze Food.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 25, 2023
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Mar 12, 2020
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Benefits of Freezing Dried Fruits and Vegetables.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2012
	Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Home Freezing and Food Preservation Ideas.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2012
	Add new Web site: University of Missouri Extension - Freezing Basics.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2012
	Add new Web site: WebMd - How to Freeze Food.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 05, 2012
	Changed "dessication" to "desiccation."	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 21, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998