From: aefalk@telus.net   
      
   Gary  wrote in news:5F0722D4.D6C7D979@att.net:   
      
   > This might be stupid and sound like a troll but it's not   
   > and a serious question.   
   >   
   > Many times in the past, we picked peas from a local farm.   
   > Would come home and "shell" them for the peas inside.   
   > The pods looked pretty nice and a shame to toss out which   
   > we did.   
   >   
   > My question is: are those pods edible too?   
   > Talking about "regular" peas here.   
   > If so, couldn't you just slice them like green beans   
   > and eat pod with peas inside?   
   > Just like you do with snow peas.   
      
   You could try it.  I don't think you'll suffer any harm, but I think you'll   
   find those posds are not very pleasant to eat.   
      
   > Maybe not as I've never seen them sold commercially, canned   
   > or frozen, still in the pods.   
   >   
   > Are those pods food or fertilizer for the next year?   
      
   They could be composted.   
      
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