Abstract: A method for cooking shellfish, particularly crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and other crustaceans having skeletal portions from which the edible portions are removed prior to consumption, the present method provides substantially increased shelf life to the cooked shellfish and facilitates mechanical removal of the edible portions from the exoskeleton and/or skeletal portions thereof. The present method comprises the steps of: (1) subjecting the shellfish to steam at a gauge-pressure of between one and fifteen pounds and at temperatures between 175 and 240 degrees F. for one to thirty minutes; and, (2) subsequently applying a vacuum to the cooked shellfish in a range between one and twenty-six inches of mercury for a period of one to thirty minutes to withdraw moisture therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage container which is convertible into a bird nesting box, the container preferably having a snap-on lid or cover and being commonly available as a disposable receptacle for the packaging of consumable powders, granular materials or other food stuffs such as instant soft drinks, coffee, and the like. The container and the snap-on cover are provided with prestressed portions which can be readily removed, a measuring cup such as typically provided within such a container also having a pre-stressed portion thereof which can be removed to form a cylindrical sleeve-like member open at both ends. The measuring cup is further provided with spaced flanges or threads on the exterior surface thereof which can be fitted within the aperture formed on removal of the prestressed portion on the snap-on cover to hold the cup therein, the container forming a suitable nesting box on placement of the cover and cup assembly on the open end thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage container which is convertible into a bird nesting box, the container preferably having a snap-on lid or cover and being commonly available as a disposable receptacle for the packaging of consumable powders, granular materials or other food stuffs such as instant soft drinks, coffee, and the like. The container and the snap-on cover are provided with pre-stressed portions which can be readily removed, a measuring cup such as typically provided within such a container also having a pre-stressed portion thereof which can be removed to form a cylindrical sleeve-like member open at both ends. The measuring cup is further provided with spaced flanges or threads on the exterior surface thereof which can be fitted within the aperture formed on removal of the pre-stressed portion on the snap-on cover to hold the cup therein, the container forming a suitable nesting box on placement of the cover and cup assembly on the open end thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage container which is convertible into a bird nesting box, the container preferably having a snap-on lid or cover and being commonly available as a disposable receptacle for the packaging of consumable powders, granular materials or other food stuffs such as instant soft drinks, coffee, and the like. The container and the snap-on cover are provided with pre-stressed portions which can be readily removed, a measuring cup such as typically provided within such a container also having a pre-stressed portion thereof which can be removed to form a cylindrical sleeve-like member open at both ends. The measuring cup is further provided with spaced flanges or threads on the exterior surface thereof which can be fitted within the aperture formed on removal of the pre-stressed portion on the snap-on cover to hold the cup therein, the container forming a suitable nesting box on placement of the cover and cup assembly on the open end thereof.