unmashed

Updated: May 2, 2025

Underdone and unmashed peas are not fit for a child's stomach: there is nothing more difficult of digestion than underdone peas. It is important, too, to mash them, even if they be well done, as a child generally bolts peas whole; and they pass through the alimentary canal without being in the least digested. Might not a mother be too particular in dieting her child? Certainly not.

Pye Henry Chavasse - Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children