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pea
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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pea (round seed of) the plant
Pisum sativum. XVII. Evolved as if a sg. from
PEASE apprehended as a pl.
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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PEAS PLEASE THERE'S MORE TO THESE SPRING DELIGHTS THAN WHAT'S IN THE POD: THE ENTIRE PLANT OFFERS A VARIETY OF FRESH GREEN EDIBLES.(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...delicious plant. Pea shoots add nutty tones...pastas. Sweet-pod peas lend texture to risottos...raw, a sun-warm pea bursts with herby...of us don't have peas in our garden and...project is strictly for pea purists: "It's...the exertion with peas is in the husking...
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PEAS IN A POD
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Should you plan to eat your peas cold -- for instance...to use sugar snaps or pea pods for crudites or marinate them, undercook the peas slightly and, after draining...more specific ways with peas: CURRIED GREEN PEA SOUP (FROM "TOO MANY...
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Peas Please; Snow or PLain, The Magic Word Is Fresh
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/17/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...to buy fresh shell peas. The ancient Norse believed that the pea was sent to man as...popularizing the sweet pea in France. By the 17th century, fresh peas had become a cult...wrinkled the skin of each pea, the higher the proportion...When buying snap peas, look for plump...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Peas please me; Frozen are fine, but the extraordinary sweetness of freshly podded garden peas is quite simply divine, says Monty Don.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...porridge - similar to mushy peas - when needed. Growing...freezing their own excess pea harvest, but this must...possible because the sugar in peas turns to starch very quickly...brassica such as cabbage. Peas can be sown in November...mice love digging for the pea seeds. I prefer to wait...
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Peas please: crisp, plump snap peas are sweet enough to eat straight from the vine.(kitchen garden)
Magazine article from: Country Living Gardener; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...developed a new type of pea. It offered good-sized peas inside thick, sweet...in most climates. Pea enation-mosaic...Northwest. Pick snap peas when the pods and...and is resistant to pea enation-mosaic...eat fresh, snap peas lend themselves to...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PEAS A FINE SOURCE OF A, C, OTHER VITAMINS.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/20/1996; 700+ words
; ...higher in canned and frozen peas than in fresh ones. File the...recipes, for frozen or canned peas now, or to take advantage of the summer bounty. PEA SALAD WITH SMOKED ALMONDS...16-ounce) package frozen peas One-quarter cup light mayonnaise...
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peas
Magazine article from: Vegetarian Times; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...cooks" them. Mango-Pea Salad 3 cups soybean...fresh or thawed frozen peas 2 mangoes, peeled...To make Mango-Pea Salad: Bring large...Add sprouts and peas, and cook 2 minutes...TANGY HORSERADISH PEA PURE Serves 8 * 30...English love their peas, and pures like this...
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Peas & chowchow
Magazine article from: Southern Living; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...with cornbread." At Pea Heaven, Whipporwills...of the day. These peas are small, dark...Kentucky PINK-EYED PEA SALSA 2 cups cooked, drained pink-eyed peas 1 cup fresh corn kernels...Chill: 1 hr. FIELD PEA PATTIES 2 cups cooked, drained field peas or black-yed peas...
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PEAS FRESH FROM THE GARDEN - THERE IS NO EQUAL.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 2/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...podded and sweet shelling peas we grow in gardens today...refinements of the humble field pea. For gardeners who don't want to shuck shelling peas out of their pods, snow...crisp texture and fresh pea flavor have earned them many supporters. And snow peas have an additional advantage...
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Peas dividend
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/18/1992; ; 687 words
; Peas please me, like they please you. Or at least they will please you, if you give peas a chance. The fun of making wordplays on...obscure the serious fact that truly fresh peas are a rarity. Yes, you can buy fresh snow...
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Peas
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...the genus to which peas belong. Pea is thus used in English...descriptor for other pea-like vegetables...chickpeas, pigeon peas, and winged peas...wounds. Cultivated Peas The next step in the evolution of the pea was the appearance...
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pea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...salmon on the menu. Split peas are obtained from the field pea (var. arvense ), grown...grown only for use as pea meal, dried peas, or forage. Using peas...chickpea and the sweet pea belong to different genera. Peas are classified in the...
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sweet pea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...As cut flowers, sweet peas are one of the more important...require support. The sweet pea is also a honey plant...synthetically. The green pea and chickpea are related...separate genera. The term pea is sometimes used generally...leguminous plant. Sweet peas are classified in the...
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Black Eyed Peas
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Black Eyed Peas Rap group Known for their nonviolent lyrical...message, the alternative rap group Black Eyed Peas shunned gangsta rap's aggression and materialism...would later figure strongly in Black Eyed Peas' live shows.) Over time, they developed...
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Pea Ridge, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Pea Ridge, Battle of (1862).The Battle of Pea Ridge, 6–8 March 1862, resulted from a Union army...Union detachment marching from Bentonville to join Curtis at Pea Ridge. On 7 March, Van Dorn completely outflanked Curtis...
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