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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 14:19:01 -0600
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- From: Doris Smith <dorisann@TENET.EDU>
- Subject: Re: English peas
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- > Now don't get me wrong, I'm no food snob, but the thought of *canned* peas,
- > petite or not, is revolting in the extreme. It's just boiled/steamed peas,
- > right? Why not get the frozen hulled ones and do it yourself? Or does this
- > Le Sueur stuff involve something more complicated?
- >
- > -rashmi, pea-snob
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- Because the frozen ones are *tough*. (or *tough.*)
- The Le Sueur ones involve nothing more than opening a can - which *can* be
- complicated, depending on your equipment - and heating.
- doris, pea-snob2
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