# Your favorite retro/forgotten/by-gone foods

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Mushy peas are a bit different to pea puree made from garden peas. Mushy peas are more like the UK counterpart of refried beans IMO, as they’re made from fully-ripened and dried peas, which are more like beans (well, they _are_ beans).

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