Mushy peas Without the colourant the dish would be murky grey. In July 2010 an EU directive required the warning label "May have effects on activity and attention in children" to be applied to foods containing tartrazine. Mushy peas Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), then rinsed in fresh water and simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy mash. Sometimes mint is used as a flavouring. In Northern England and the Midlands they are a traditional accompaniment to fish and chips, although their
Edgett-Burnham Canning Company with 60 years of service. Edgett-Burnham was located first on the Erie Canal and the Barge Canal. Both waterways served the firm as avenues for shipping and receiving as did the West Shore Railroad that followed along the Erie Canal through Newark. Business was prosperous through World War One and World War Two, and into the early 1950s. The company produced canned goods under the following labels: By the middle 1950s only contract canning was done, packing corn, peas, beans and beets for large supermarkets and putting the customer's labels on the product. By the 1960s, any company doing business