Chop meats with half of the ice/water mixture and salt. Maintain temperature below 45'F. Continue chopping, adding spices, flavorings, and cure components with one quarter of water/ice. Add remaining water/ice with PURE-GEL^T^M B990. Continue chopping to 60'F. Mince to 65'F and stuff. Process using standard smokehouse cycle with 40% relative humidity to minimize skin toughening. Routine water shower and chill should follow. Note: PURE-GEL^T^M B990 food starch-modified may also be used in standard frankfurter formulations to minimize purge in vacuum packages. A level of 1-2% has performed well for this application.