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Show " and a Can of Peas " NOT that peas are an afterthought. after-thought. They are so essential es-sential that according to a grocer who handles a largo neighborhood neigh-borhood trade, almost every woman wo-man who comes in with her order j for the day, almost without think-! ing invariably supplements the j order with " and a can of peas." , The popularity of canned peas as compared with green peas is , explained by the following state- j ments from "The Encyclopedia of j Food": Full Flavor Peas "Green peas can be enjoyed at their best only if eaten within a very few hours after gathering First-class canned peas passed from the vine to the can in an almost incredibly short time are preferred for flavor and delicacy to "fresh peas" that have been days in transit and storage even though both transit and storage have been ameliorated by the most modern cooking or refrigerating refriger-ating systems." The woman who budgets, and who buys her canned foods for the week on Saturday, or who buys them when the sales are announced, an-nounced, adds not "a can of peas" but many cans of peas. Someone good at figures could prove that by this system of better buying one could have a dozen or so tree cans of peas every year. And the ways to serve them are legion in soups, salads, casserole diahes, meat garnishes, cream sauces, omelets and many more. |