frozen peas

I heard on a radio farming programme that a lot of peas are grown in Scotland and that they harvest them 24/7 when ripe. They are literally frozen within a very short time after. Makes me wonder whether to grow them when frozen are so fresh.

Oh Heron, grow your own and then you can eat them straight from the pod whilst picking them ! There is no better tasting pea than those eaten in this way. Ah, memories of the allotment are flooding back. : o ) )

You're right Megan, I'll be sowing Alderman again this year.

my hubby worked for birdseye to fund my engagement ring. and he used to wait for tviners coming in nd then unload them for processing. from field to frozen in less than 4hrs. now that is fresh. better than peas in the pods at the greengrocers that have flown half way around the world.

Can we see a pic of your ring? ;-))))

nothing special but it still sparkles when the sun glints off it :o))

I've seen on the TV documentaries where they harvest peas but have never seen the process upclose. I didn't know how it was done.

I haven't eaten fresh peas ever! I've never been near anywhere they are grown. We never eat peas at home unless they are part of a prepacked meal bought in the local supermarket. Just had a "flashback" I seem to recall shelling peas as a youngster though I hadn't remembered doing that till this moment!

watties were possibly the first to automate the pea pod shelling and this simple automation brought the family from home cooking and preserving for a living to multi corp international business

i remember nelson Wattie one day coming to school with a moped and we were all jealous though he did have some 15 miles a day on push bike there and back to school.
i wonder what wheels he has now

No doubt 4 luxury ones! :-D LOL!

Frozen peas are a staple in this house, mostly as a coldpack for bumps, bruises and aplied to the back of the neck, a wonderful remedy for migraine!!!

And I grow peas, sugar snap peas and mange tout but they rarely make it to the dinner table as I eat them straight off the vine!

(I've seen on the TV documentaries where they harvest peas but have never seen the process upclose. I didn't know how it was done.

I haven't eaten fresh peas ever! I've never been near anywhere they are grown. We never eat peas at home )
sorry balcony
wattie said they throw the pea vines at high speed against a grill and the heavy and ripe pea pods fall off.
then after sorting the pods are blasted by compressed air and again the ripe and full grown peas also only get blasted off the pod leaving only the vines, the small unformed pods, the small unformed peas in the pods, and the pod shells, to throw away to the composting ploace

Seems like a fairly good process for separating the peas , also seems fairly eco-friendly. Thanks for the explanation, PD. :-))