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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 231, 5 April 1928, Page 8

oreah-jw-T-. ■ *&*** This is the roseate view held out by the dehydration authority quoted by the New Zealand Smallholder. He says 101 b of spring green peas in the pod are equivalent to lib of the same when dried, and that lilb of shelled fresh green peas will yield 4oz .of dried peas, worth Is. At this price a good local trade could be built up, and “ New Zealand spring green peas ” could become a world-famous product. The output should be truly tender young peas, not the field-dried ripe peas so usually sold. The expert says that by buying young green peas at lid per lb, in the pod, and selling the dried shelled product at Is per quarter pound, a man could produce 2001 b of dried peas daily with a small dehydrator, and make a profit of £lO a day. The trouble about these “ sure things ” is that ihe supply has a nasty habit of overtaking the demand.