Question:

I just shelled some fresh cream peas and vacuum sealed them in a plastic bag and
placed them in the refrigerator and noticed that after a day the vacuum sealed
bags no long contained a vacuum. What has happened? What can I do to prevent
vacuum sealed fresh cream peas from nullifying the vacuum in a sealed plastic
bag. I presume that some type of gas was formed by the peas that destroyed the
vacuum? I do not want to blanch the peas, I prefer them fresh in a vacuum sealed
bag stored in the refrigerator (not freezer) for about a 4 days before I consume
them. In other words, how do I prevent the vacuum in a sealed plastic bag from
being destroyed by the cream peas in the refrigerator?


John Decker