Subj : Peas was: Chilies
To : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Dec 10 2024 13:28:32
Hi Shawn,
RH> My parents used to make a "salad" of shrimp, canned peas and mayo.
SH> So 1970's. LOL. I have a slight memory of having something like this
SH> as a kid. What did they eat it with? If you added some crunch like
SH> onion or green pepper it doesn't sound horrible really.
They made it in the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s and early '10s.
In the '00s a new (to the area) supermarket replaced the A&P, both built
on a flood plain but the new store (Fresh Town) had a deli section. At
some point in to '00s, Mom and Dad replaced the canned shrimp with
imitation crab from the deli. Hurricane Irene in 2011 took out the store
(and the rest of the plaza). Since the store was beside the Delaware
River and headwaters for the Pepactan Reservoir, New York City made the
owners jump thru all sorts of environmental hoops before the store could
be rebuilt. It took almost a year before they finally got it done; in
the mean time, the local Dollar General and another convenience store
started selling canned goods, eggs and other basic groceries. The store
was located in town, the only grocery store in about a 15 mile radius so
those that couldn't drive could walk to it. I've not been up there in 7
years so I don't know how things are holding up.
Mom and Dad served the peas & shrimp with just bread and butter on the
side; your idea of pepper (I'd probably use red bell) or onion (French
fried) sounds like a good mix in. I'll have to give it some thought. (G)
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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