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Frozen Food

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LONDON — The food package, spread out on a carpet, included a can of beans, an assortment of fruit, vegetables, snacks, and sliced bread and cheese — provisions from a government program that provides low-income students with free lunches.

But when pictures of the packages, delivered to students at home as lockdowns have shuttered schools across Britain, circulated on social media this week, they were roundly condemned by parents and anti-hunger activists like the soccer star Marcus Rashford.

A damaged reservoir in England is threatening to collapse and submerge the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, prompting authorities to evacuate hundreds of homes in an emergency operation.


How are foods fast-frozen? The best way to freeze food quickly is to submerge it in extremely cold liquids. Most manufacturers use liquid nitrogen. Quick freezing of food prevents large ice crystals, which may harm the food's cellular structure, from forming on the food items. March is National Frozen Food Month. Frozen food pioneer Clarence Birdseye began selling his prepackaged frozen vegetables in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1930. He had figured out a way to pack fresh food into waxed cardboard boxes and flash-freeze them under high pressure.

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"My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'"



Dewey & LeBoeuf Considers Prepackaged Bankruptcy Dewey & LeBoeuf is contemplating a prearranged bankruptcy filing, in which the ailing law firm would reach an agreement with its creditors over a reorganization plan while simultaneously combining with another firm, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plan who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it publicly.

Such a filing, called "prepackaged" bankruptcy, tends to be shorter in duration than a traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and could spare the firm time and potential legal headaches. The move could also help the firm avoid a painful liquidation and dissolution.

submerse

━━ vt. ＝submerge.

(səb-mûrj') 

v., -merged, -merg·ing, -merg·es. v.tr.

1. To place under water.
2. To cover with water; inundate.
3. To hide from view; obscure.

v.intr.
To go under or as if under water.

[Latin submergere : sub-, sub- + m

prèpáckage[prè・páckage]

[動](他)〈食料品を〉販売前に包装する.