On This Date in Minnesota History: October 9

October 9, 1979 – Patent # 4170659 was issued to Rose Totino, et al,¹ “for a dough product specially designed for freezing and subsequent baking - a delamination resistant fried dough crust.”  Rose had “worked with Pillsbury scientists to perfect the crust. She and her colleagues devised a way to prepare pizza crust that was fried, rather than pre-baked. The crust was fried at the factory, making it more resistant to the ravages of freezing and thawing.”<sup>2

1</sup>http://www.google.com/patents?id=3QQ1AAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Rose+Totino&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fNdvT7iuAYPc0QGI4-juBg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA
²http://www.minnesotainventors.org/inductees/rose-totino.html

Totino's Frozen Party Pizza

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain October 9, 2012, as long as acknowledgement included.