When I was a kid back in the 60s my mom was pretty much a stay at home mother. Even with that, she wasn't shelling her own peas. She was a Del Monte, Green Giant or more recently, Libby's lady. To Marianne, canned vegetables were to her cooking repetoirre as paint was to Monet. If it came in a can, she'd open it, drop it into a pot of water and over cook it.
Peas from a can were the worst. The green colour was more of a dull grey. The aroma was only slightly more disturbing than the colour. Yet, if you hid them in your mashed potatoes you could get them down.
Once in a while, mom and dad would go out on a saturday night. If we were very lucky, we'd get Swanson TV dinners on those nights. What a treat just to pick out your frozen delight from the aisle in the supermarket, then proudly display your choice in the freezer at home. How cool was it to be eating a different dinner than your brother or sister?? And the peas??!!! The peas rocked!!! There they were, all bright and shiny and tasting like a summer garden! It was almost a shame to hide them in the mashed potatoes. No, when it came to TV dinners, I took my peas straight up.
When I mentioned this remarkable vegetable variation to Marianne she confirmed that indeed, you could buy TV dinner peas in larger quantities than the meager doling from Swanson. With much pleading she relented and never looked back.
What are your thoughts on frozen peas??? Any converts, like myself, out there??
Peas from a can were the worst. The green colour was more of a dull grey. The aroma was only slightly more disturbing than the colour. Yet, if you hid them in your mashed potatoes you could get them down.
Once in a while, mom and dad would go out on a saturday night. If we were very lucky, we'd get Swanson TV dinners on those nights. What a treat just to pick out your frozen delight from the aisle in the supermarket, then proudly display your choice in the freezer at home. How cool was it to be eating a different dinner than your brother or sister?? And the peas??!!! The peas rocked!!! There they were, all bright and shiny and tasting like a summer garden! It was almost a shame to hide them in the mashed potatoes. No, when it came to TV dinners, I took my peas straight up.
When I mentioned this remarkable vegetable variation to Marianne she confirmed that indeed, you could buy TV dinner peas in larger quantities than the meager doling from Swanson. With much pleading she relented and never looked back.
What are your thoughts on frozen peas??? Any converts, like myself, out there??