Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
either, these were the sweet, small ones.
Kind of a bonus.

Ross.

> wrote in message
...
> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
> Kind of a bonus.
>
>

A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.

I don't care much for fresh peas, the ones in the stores are old, their
sugar has already turned to starch. Peas are hardly worth growing, they're
too much work to shell. I grow snow peas and sugar peas instead. I also
like canned peas, but only these: http://products.peapod.com/1553.html
I also use a lot of dried peas, pea soup is one of my favorites.

wrote:
> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
> Kind of a bonus.
>
> Ross.


Thats sweet. Both a pun and a sentiment :-)

Bob

In article >,
"brooklyn1" > wrote:

> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.

I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0500:

>> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.

> I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?

The blue-ice packs that dentists supply can be frozen and re-used many
times. You don't have to throw them out and they are useful for keeping
drinks cold in insulated bags.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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James Silverton wrote:
> Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0500:
>
>>> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>
>> I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
>
> The blue-ice packs that dentists supply can be frozen and re-used many
> times. You don't have to throw them out and they are useful for keeping
> drinks cold in insulated bags.

I can think of one (and I happen to have both in the freezer right now.
The blue ice bags are frozen in the position they are in when laid there.

The peas on the other hand are like a bag of um.. unfrozen peas and can
be shaped around the painful area appropriately.

I have a lot of knowledge here as I sprain ankles frequently.

Bob

On Jul 29, 8:56*am, wrote:
> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
> Kind of a bonus.
>
> Ross.

I would have eaten the lobster and thrown the peas into the compost
heap!

Unlike Craig said so many years ago, peas are NOT hip!

;-)

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:
> On Jul 29, 8:56 am, wrote:
>> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
>> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
>> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
>> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
>> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
>> Kind of a bonus.
>>
>> Ross.
>
> I would have eaten the lobster and thrown the peas into the compost
> heap!
>
> Unlike Craig said so many years ago, peas are NOT hip!
>
> ;-)
>
> John Kuthe...

No, but they do have a different taste... (I don't keep the canned
version in the same regard as they are gross).

Bob

On Jul 29, 5:49*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *"brooklyn1" > wrote:
> > A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>
> I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?

Peas fit much better around a lot of injuries as the bag will mold
itself to the limb etc.. Peas are round. It's terribly hard to get
little round ice cubes.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Jul 29, 5:45*pm, Bob Muncie > wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Jul 29, 8:56 am, wrote:
> >> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
> >> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
> >> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
> >> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
> >> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
> >> Kind of a bonus.
>
> >> Ross.
>
> > I would have eaten the lobster and thrown the peas into the compost
> > heap!
>
> > Unlike Craig said so many years ago, peas are NOT hip!
>
> > ;-)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> No, but they do have a different taste... (I don't keep the canned
> version in the same regard as they are gross).

I don't eat frozen peas, but I prepare them for my wife and son.
Canned peas do not enter this house. Same with canned asparagus and
spinach. Ick.
>
> Bob

--Bryan

On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:31 GMT, "brooklyn1"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
.. .
>> Each time our kids or grandkids come to visit from Nova Scotia they
>> always bring us a treat of fresh lobster.
>> The last time, instead of the usual gel packs, the lobsters were kept
>> cool with a couple bags of frozen peas. Not the big, tough, cheap kind
>> either, these were the sweet, small ones.
>> Kind of a bonus.
>>
>>
>
>A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>
>I don't care much for fresh peas, the ones in the stores are old, their
>sugar has already turned to starch. Peas are hardly worth growing, they're
>too much work to shell. I grow snow peas and sugar peas instead. I also
>like canned peas, but only these: http://products.peapod.com/1553.html
>I also use a lot of dried peas, pea soup is one of my favorites.
>

We still grow quite a few shelling-type peas but, you are right, they
are a PITA. We also grow quite a few snow peas and sugar snaps.
A couple of our favourites are Sugar Lace and Dwarf Grey Sugar.
We don't care much for any canned peas, way too mushy. I'd be willing
to try your Le Sueur Peas but they are probably not available in
Canada, at least I can't recall ever seeing them.
We also use a lot of dried split peas and lentils. Can't beat a soup
made with split yellow peas and a left-over ham bone.

Ross.

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0500:
>
> >> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>
> > I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
>
> The blue-ice packs that dentists supply can be frozen and re-used many
> times. You don't have to throw them out and they are useful for keeping
> drinks cold in insulated bags.

Mm, I can get all the ice packs I want for free at work.
We toss them in the trash by the dozen.

The only thing I don't like about the blue ice packs is that they are
hard and stiff. An ice bag conforms better to the treatment area.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.


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In article
>,
John Kane > wrote:

> On Jul 29, 5:49*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article >,
> >
> > *"brooklyn1" > wrote:
> > > A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
> >
> > I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
>
> Peas fit much better around a lot of injuries as the bag will mold
> itself to the limb etc.. Peas are round. It's terribly hard to get
> little round ice cubes.
>
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

I have an electric ice crusher. <g>
I also have a manual one I bought at the liquor store.

I just hate to waste food that way and need an ice bag more frequently
than I want to eat peas.

I'm guessing frozen corn or other small veggies would work just as well?
--
Peace! Om

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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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On Jul 29, 4:28*pm, wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:31 GMT, "brooklyn1"
> > wrote:
>
> >A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>
> >I don't care much for fresh peas, the ones in the stores are old, their
> >sugar has already turned to starch. *Peas are hardly worth growing, they're
> >too much work to shell. *I grow snow peas and sugar peas instead. *I also
> >like canned peas, but only these:http://products.peapod.com/1553.html
> >I also use a lot of dried peas, pea soup is one of my favorites.
>
> We still grow quite a few shelling-type peas but, you are right, they
> are a PITA. We also grow quite a few snow peas and sugar snaps.
> A couple of our favourites are Sugar Lace and Dwarf Grey Sugar.
> We don't care much for any canned peas, way too mushy. I'd be willing
> to try your Le Sueur Peas but they are probably not available in
> Canada, at least I can't recall ever seeing them.
> We also use a lot of dried split peas and lentils. Can't beat a soup
> made with split yellow peas and a left-over ham bone.
>
If you grow your own peas you're in a position to try the classic
French method: put several leaves of iceberg lettuce, torn, in the
bottom of a saucepan, add peas, butter and a little bit -- less than
you think you need -- of chicken stock. Simmer till done, at which
time the lettuce will mostly have disappeared. Very nice for a subtle
departure from the norm. -aem

Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:54:36 -0500:

>> Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0500:
>>
> >>> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>>
> >> I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
>>
>> The blue-ice packs that dentists supply can be frozen and
>> re-used many times. You don't have to throw them out and they
>> are useful for keeping drinks cold in insulated bags.

> Mm, I can get all the ice packs I want for free at work.
> We toss them in the trash by the dozen.

> The only thing I don't like about the blue ice packs is that
> they are hard and stiff. An ice bag conforms better to the
> treatment area. --
> Peace! Om

> Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
> It's about learning to dance in the rain.
> -- Anon.

Generally, you are told to wrap the blue ice bag in a towel and this
helps the fit to the skin.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jul 29, 6:28*pm, wrote:

> We don't care much for any canned peas, way too mushy.

They taste horrible too.

> I'd be willing
> to try your Le Sueur Peas but they are probably not available in
> Canada, at least I can't recall ever seeing them.

They are canned peas.
>
> Ross.

--Bryan

wrote:

>
> I'd be willing
> to try your Le Sueur Peas but they are probably not available in
> Canada, at least I can't recall ever seeing them.
> We also use a lot of dried split peas and lentils. Can't beat a soup
> made with split yellow peas and a left-over ham bone.

They used to be available in Canada. I used to buy them years ago. I
haven't bought canned peas in many years so I haven't even looked in
that section of the grocery. I will have to keep my eyes out for them
the next time I go shopping.

On Jul 29, 8:34*pm, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
> On Jul 29, 6:28*pm, wrote:
>
> > We don't care much for any canned peas, way too mushy.
>
> They taste horrible too.
>
> > I'd be willing
> > to try your Le Sueur Peas but they are probably not available in
> > Canada, at least I can't recall ever seeing them.
>
> They are canned peas.
>
>
>
> > Ross.
>
> --Bryan

Only peas I ever had that were good were some that my upstairs
neighbor Ginny grew in the garden behind our house. She was out
picking some, and I ate them fresh and in the seed pods, and they were
YUM!! I could have splashed a little light dressing on them and had
salad!

John Kuthe...

James Silverton wrote:
> Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:54:36 -0500:
>
>>> Omelet wrote on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0500:
>>>
>> >>> A bag of frozen peas also makes an excellent ice pack.
>>>
>> >> I don't get it. What's wrong with just using an ice bag?
>>>
>>> The blue-ice packs that dentists supply can be frozen and
>>> re-used many times. You don't have to throw them out and they
>>> are useful for keeping drinks cold in insulated bags.
>
>> Mm, I can get all the ice packs I want for free at work.
>> We toss them in the trash by the dozen.
>
>> The only thing I don't like about the blue ice packs is that
>> they are hard and stiff. An ice bag conforms better to the
>> treatment area. -- Peace! Om
>
>> Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
>> It's about learning to dance in the rain.
>> -- Anon.
>
> Generally, you are told to wrap the blue ice bag in a towel and this
> helps the fit to the skin.
>
But the frozen peas work better. They just don't last as long. I have
both in the freezer at the moment.

Bob

Omelet wrote:
>
> The only thing I don't like about the blue ice packs is that
> they are hard and stiff.
>
Hey, Blue Ice Viagra... you could always warm them up... get the Family
Pack! heheh

Bob Muncie wrote:

> I can think of one (and I happen to have both in the freezer right
> now. The blue ice bags are frozen in the position they are in when
> laid there.
> The peas on the other hand are like a bag of um.. unfrozen peas and
> can be shaped around the painful area appropriately.
>
> I have a lot of knowledge here as I sprain ankles frequently.

My baseball team had white ice bags that you didn't need to store in a
freezer, in the early 90's, and which you had to "start up" with a punch in
the middle so they soon became ice-cold. They were flexible enough to adapt
to any injured part. But they were mono-use and probably not cheap.
Other white ice packs that I saw are those from a butcher, the kind which
must be kept in a freezer and are rigid in the shape they had when they got
put in the freezer, just as the blue ones you mention.
But peas, frozen peas, is a freakin' good idea
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

ViLco wrote on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:35 GMT:

>> I can think of one (and I happen to have both in the freezer right
>> now. The blue ice bags are frozen in the position they are in when
>> laid there. The peas on the other hand are like a
>> bag of um.. unfrozen peas and can be shaped around the
>> painful area appropriately.
>>
>> I have a lot of knowledge here as I sprain ankles frequently.

>My baseball team had white ice bags that you didn't need to store in a
f>reezer, in the early 90's, and which you had to "start up" with a
punch in
>the middle so they soon became ice-cold

I am surprised that no manufacturer has taken note of the use of frozen
peas and produced a bag of blue ice with the ice in the size and shape
of peas. Perhaps they don't want their ice-packs to be reusable.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not