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Title: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: simmo116 on June 30, 2009, 17:10:21
hi i think i over planted  sugar snap peas. apart from stirfry's and donating to familyu what else could i do with them.?
thanx in advance
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: saddad on June 30, 2009, 17:29:06
They will freeze, podded or whole...  :-\
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: tim on June 30, 2009, 18:15:53
Was just going to say NO to freezing, because their essence is crispness.

I bow to Dad's comment!
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: plot51A on June 30, 2009, 18:29:31
Make soup? Then freeze!
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: shirlton on June 30, 2009, 18:32:10
We freeze the excess for using in stirfries and soups. As Tim said they do lose their crispness but not the taste. We steamed some today and they were ok for an extra veg.
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: PurpleHeather on June 30, 2009, 18:39:38
Let them grow to full size peas, allow a few to dry out for planting next year.

You can never have too many peas in the freezer. A few can go into almost any savoury dish.

I lost  half of those I planted to the bloomin mice the other half the slugs got, then I need the space for something else.

Gonna start them off in loo roll holders at home next year and make sure they are a good size before I plant out.
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: Doris_Pinks on June 30, 2009, 18:53:22
I have the same problem! ;D

Have frozen loads, and also have been using them with broad beans as a salad, or chucked into a green salad, cook for 2 mins, then chill immediately to keep them crisp.

Did thai chicken curry and threw loads of them in that too! (Could make up batches and then freeze)

You could also make wine with them I would presume.
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: shirlton on July 02, 2009, 09:02:36
Now you are talking my kind of language Doris ;D
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: Digeroo on July 02, 2009, 09:27:12
There is a web site called recipezaar.  Open up the recipe sifter and then choose ingredients then search on peas and you will find there are 7635 recipes for peas.

Tried one for Zucchini and Carrots Bread (cake).  OH likes it very much.

By the way a broiler is a grill and a skillet is a frying pan.  I just could not grasp why I should put my zucchini with cheese on top into a battery farmed chicken and wait for the cheese to melt. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: sugar snap pea glut?
Post by: simmo116 on July 04, 2009, 18:32:47
thanks for all your reply's i've frozen some and are gonna let the pods swell so can pick as normal peas,,, there so sweet!
thanks for the website tip Digeroo its fab