ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

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.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> 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.
>

I confess to actually liking canned peas. IMO opinion they taste more
like fresh peas than the frozen kind do, but they don't have the
texture. I rarely buy fresh peas because they are so expensive. It
costs $2-3 for a quart basket of them and after 15 minutes of shelling
you have enough peas for two people to have or or two forkfuls of them.

On Aug 19, 5:52�pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> > 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.
>
> I confess to actually liking canned peas. IMO opinion they taste more
> like fresh peas than the frozen kind do, but they don't have the
> texture. �I rarely buy fresh peas because they are so expensive. �It
> costs $2-3 for a quart basket of them and after 15 minutes of shelling
> you have enough peas for two people to have or or two forkfuls of them.

There's probably no other vegetable so easy to grow as peas... and
that includes snow peas and sugar peas... and no other so good as
fresh picked.

Dave Smith wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> I confess to actually liking canned peas. IMO opinion they taste more
> like fresh peas than the frozen kind do, but they don't have the
> texture.


I eat a LOT of tossed salads, and I like canned peas in tossed salads, makes
a nice difference in texture from the crispier ingredients, e.g. iceberg
lettuce and such. I also buy canned green beans and corn to put in my
tossed salads...

And I adore frozen peas and use them in a myriad of things. I make a lot of
stir - fry type stuff and I'll add a handful of frozen peas at the end of
cooking, nice color and texture. And frozen peas will work fine in a salad,
just throw on and wait a coupla minutes to thaw...

IMNSHO peas are a food group, I like them canned, frozen, fresh, in "pod"
form...pea shoots are a treat too if you can find them.

Cheap, easy, and tasty...almost as good as sex...


:-)

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>> 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.
>>>
>> I confess to actually liking canned peas. IMO opinion they taste more
>> like fresh peas than the frozen kind do, but they don't have the
>> texture.
>
>
> I eat a LOT of tossed salads, and I like canned peas in tossed salads, makes
> a nice difference in texture from the crispier ingredients, e.g. iceberg
> lettuce and such. I also buy canned green beans and corn to put in my
> tossed salads...
>
> And I adore frozen peas and use them in a myriad of things. I make a lot of
> stir - fry type stuff and I'll add a handful of frozen peas at the end of
> cooking, nice color and texture. And frozen peas will work fine in a salad,
> just throw on and wait a coupla minutes to thaw...
>
> IMNSHO peas are a food group, I like them canned, frozen, fresh, in "pod"
> form...pea shoots are a treat too if you can find them.
>
> Cheap, easy, and tasty...almost as good as sex...
>

I like peas. My parents liked peas. My oldest brother likes them. My
other two brothers hate them. I can't figure that out. I don't know what
there is to hate about peas.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> 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.
>
> nancy

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 ;-)

kimberly

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:18:25 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote:
>> nancy
>
>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 ;-)
>
>kimberly

James Beard also liked those a lot too. I have a few books in which
he mentions that for canned peas, those are the best.

Christine

Nexis wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>> 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

Nexis wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>>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.
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> My issue with frozen peas is they tend to be tougher, to me at least.

As in not mushy, like canned peas? ;-)

> I love
> the Le Sueur canned baby peas. Well, they all them Early Peas, but I've
> always called 'em baby ;-)

Even though I like my peas (and my limas) well done, i.e.
not al dente - which seems to be the trend these days.
I still don't care for canned peas (or limas) as they
get a horrible mushy texture when canned.

Kate

>
>


--
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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
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On Aug 19, 4:17*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> 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.
>
> nancy
=======================================
Bags of frozen peas make great (reusable) ice packs. when they thaw
just throw 'em back in the freezer.
Lynn in Fargo
PS Did I mention that its a really good idea to mark the bag "Do Not
Eat" ?
OTOH . . . who's to know? ;-)

On Tue 19 Aug 2008 08:58:52p, Lynn from Fargo told us...

> On Aug 19, 4:17*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> nancy
> ======================================Bags of frozen peas make great
> (reusable) ice packs. when they thaw just throw 'em back in the freezer.
> Lynn in Fargo
> PS Did I mention that its a really good idea to mark the bag "Do Not
> Eat" ?
> OTOH . . . who's to know? ;-)
>

Only the freezer knows for sure...

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Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> On Aug 19, 4:17 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > nancy

> =======================================
> Bags of frozen peas make great (reusable) ice packs. when they thaw
> just throw 'em back in the freezer.
> Lynn in Fargo
> PS Did I mention that its a really good idea to mark the bag "Do Not
> Eat" ?
> OTOH . . . who's to know? ;-)

Yep, and that's the ONLY way I'll ever use peas!!! As cold-packs for
any sort of injury. Any other use is, particularly as an edible dish,
is not an option in my home! <G> So the 'do not eat' warning is not
required - it's a given!

Sky, PEAs member!

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> On Aug 19, 4:17 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

>> 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.

> Bags of frozen peas make great (reusable) ice packs. when they thaw
> just throw 'em back in the freezer.
> Lynn in Fargo
> PS Did I mention that its a really good idea to mark the bag "Do Not
> Eat" ?
> OTOH . . . who's to know? ;-)

(laugh) I'll just say the peas are mushy because they're canned.

nancy