The vegetable looked forward to each spring. Nutritious, easy to grow. Yet, children and adults, hate eating peas, making it one of America's least favorite vegetables.

Let’s enjoy the lowly pea; a legume served chiefly on Sundays. . .

Statistics show that 93.1% of juvenile delinquents come from homes where peas were served frequently

Intro

History

Superiority

Perseverance

Intro

History

Superiority

Perseverance

Much has been written about the lowly pea.

China was first to discover the pea.Mendel used peas in hereditary experiments.

Earliest remains of peas were found at Troy and at Thebes in Egyptian tombs

Romans preferred the taste of chickpeas

In the Middle Ages, peas were regarded as Lenten fare

In Greek mythology, Thor gave peas to humans as a punishment

• Dragons sent to fill all of the wells on earth with peas

• Some peas landed on fertile ground, giving people a new vegetable

• To flatter Thor, mortals dedicated the vegetable to him and ate peas only on his day, Thursday

It is a well-known fact that peas have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. . .

It is a well-known fact that peas have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. . .

Mendel cross- bred 2 strains of peas in a heredity experiment. Examining the offspring, he found no significant gain in intelligence

Pea History

Peas roll off the plate onto the table or floor

Peas get squashed when mixed with other foods

Fork-inflicted stab wounds have also been attributed to man's inability in eating peas.

After years of product research, the Mendel Corporation has refined utensil design to a new level of pea-eating performance

• The Legume Buster will instill confidence at the dinner table and return man's superiority over the pea.

Eating peas requires perseverance Eating peas requires perseverance

Among people born in 1839 who later dined on PEAS, there has been a 100% mortality rate

Man’s Superiority

The Mendel quality starts with the beauty of acrylic handles, shaped to perfectly fit any hand in the proper pea-eating position. The solidness of the resin makes for easy cleanup too, just toss into your dishwasher.

The Mendel knife is the perfect compliment. Ground to perfection, the knife-edge is guaranteed to slice all accompanying food groups with ease, but leave your fingers intact.

Quality One. . . Quality One. . .

The Mendel fork and knife. . . Together, an unparalleled team for pea consumption

Quality One

Unassisted Underscoop

Dabbler’s Dazzle

Search and Destory

Entrapment in a Second Vegetable

There are several methods of eating peas with the Mendel Legume BusterThere are several methods of eating peas with the Mendel Legume Buster

No second utensil is required, however, having both Mendel Legume Busters presents a stylish arrangement

Eating Peas

In this classic method of eating peas, no second utensil is used to ease the peas onto the fork

• Grasp fork as you would hold a pencil with prongs facing downward and basin upwards

• Rotate wrist 15 to 20 degrees clockwise

• Move fork to peas and slowly maneuver peas up against a chicken leg to keep from rolling

• In swift motion, back wrist, rotate 40 degrees clockwise and move forward to scoop peas onto fork

• Rotate wrist 15 to 20 degrees counterclockwise, guide pea-loaded fork to open mouth and deliver

Unassisted Underscoop. . .Unassisted Underscoop. . .

Over 2,560 metric tons of peas were purchased for export as food aid during the month of February (USDA)

Excellent for those wishing to develop good reflexes and having no appetite to speak of

With practice, you should be able to consume 7 peas in an hour without endangering your dinner companions.

• Hold knife in same fashion as Underscoop method

• Maneuver peas into central pile, scoop onto the blade

• Carefully bring knife blade to open mouth and position tip onto the lower lip

• Gently lean head backwards 5 to 10 degrees while rotating knife-holding wrist 5 to 10 degrees, rolling peas into mouth

Dabbler’s DazzleDabbler’s Dazzle

The patented grooved channel will hold several of the peas in place. To avoid injury, do not close lips around knife blade

More Eating Peas. . .

This is the preferred method for those with a military background

The trick here is to separate a single pea from the group, and attack it from any angle presented

• Use a fork or a knife with a downward thrust

• Pay particular attention to the china and avoid collateral damage.

Search and destroy. . .Search and destroy. . .

If the pea drops onto your lap, you should avoid this method.

The standard, fool-proof technique used with mashed potatoes or squash. Either utensil can be used, however, the fork is traditional.

• Grasp fork as in Underscoop method

• Maneuver peas into potatoes• With swift motion back, thenforward, scoop peas andpotatoes onto fork

• Guide to mouth and deposit• Return fork to plate

Entrapment in a second vegetable. . .Entrapment in a second vegetable. . .

If your hostess serves French fries and beets, you’ll have to do some fast thinking

Feel free to modify and combine these instructions to develop your "personal method“

In the normal course of eating peas, you will often observe them scattering across the tablecloth

• Replace them firmly on your plate, and try again

With perseverance, you will find that man is truly superior to the pea

These instructions are only the starting point. . .These instructions are only the starting point. . .

If your hostess serves French fries and beets, you’ll have to do some fast thinking

Perseverance

Ev'rybody's talking about cranberry, onions, peach,plums, and carrots,Bananas, egg plantsolives and peppers, kiwis, and kiwis All we are saying     is give peas a chance. Let me tell you nowCultivation, gene splicing, PollinationUSDA regulation, investigations, Fertilization. . .

All we are saying     is give peas a chance...

Pea-eaters born between 1900-1910 have wrinkled skin, lost most of their teeth, have brittle bones and failing eyesight (provided that eating peas hasn't already killed them).

                              

                              

Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,Can you or I or anyone knowHow oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?

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