In article >, John Decker
> wrote:

> 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

Raw peas, John? I wouldn't bother with anything other than a container
and lid. Glass jars are my favorite storage containers.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 6/27/04.