Nexis wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
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>> I swear this is strictly a coincidence ... I rearranged my freezer a
>> couple of days ago. I try to keep it kind of
>> organized with vegetables in one bin, meat in another, but as time
>> goes by things get messy.
>>
>> This is when I realized I can stop buying frozen peas for
>> some weeks to come, It's about all I have by way of
>> frozen vegetables, bags of frozen peas.
>> It's to be expected, I guess, since it's one of the only
>> vegetables I don't buy fresh from farmer's markets and
>> road stands this time of the year.
>>
>> I voted love fresh and frozen peas. Canning is an awful
>> thing to do to them.

> My issue with frozen peas is they tend to be tougher, to me at least.
> I love the Le Sueur canned baby peas. Well, they all them Early Peas,
> but I've always called 'em baby ;-)

I had a friend in high school who loved those. I guess I can put
them in a separate 'they're not bad' category. But I think canning
is harsh for most vegetables, and peas are the most delicate ones
I can think of. Canned corn, okay. Tomatoes, sure. Beans.

Haven't had them in years, but I even have a thing for those canned
potatoes.

Peas, too mushy canned. Frozen is the way for me. Fresh is nice,
but as Dave said, geez you have to peel a ton of them to get enough.
And I only see them in the spring.

nancy