Abstract: Application of substantial pressure to ends of a frankfurter, concurrent with passing of electrical current, through the application of a cooking tray whose structure accepts multiple frankfurters and allows the pressure to be applied by the use of a carriage system with multiple plungers whose points of contacts serve as electrodes; use of aluminum foil patches between the extremities of the frankfurter and electrode plunger cups is made to maintain conductivity with said aluminum patches being applied by use of a paper tape sprocket system which is microprocessor controlled or in the alternative by manual operator insertion in a modified cooking tray which eliminates the need of the paper tape sprocket system. Application of pressure to extremities of the frankfurter is well in excess of that required for mere electrical contact, but is part of the cooking process for producing a processed frankfurter in less than 40 seconds with high reliability by passing an electric current without burning or arcing.

Abstract: Process for producing compounds useful in perfumery including isochromans and acylated indane hydrocarbons with an alkylene oxide or with a lower acyl halide in the presence of a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture containing C.sub.5 and C.sub.10 alkanes at a temperature of from -20.degree. C. up to -5.degree. C. In the case of forming isochromans, the resulting alcohol is reacted, in situ, with a lower alkanol and a formaldehyde precursor at temperatures of from 20.degree. C. up to 80.degree. C.

Abstract: Process for producing compounds useful in perfumery including isochromans and acylated indane hydrocarbons with an alkylene oxide or with a lower acyl halide in the presence of a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture containing C.sub.5 to C.sub.10 alkanes at a temperature of from -20.degree. C. up to -5.degree. C. In the case of forming isochromans, the resulting alcohol is reacted, in situ, with a lower alkanol and a formaldehyde precursor at temperatures of from 20.degree. C. up to 80.degree. C.