202248 Sun Jul 06 20:50:52 -0700 2003 2 18 Manhattan 0 1078295 Can someone tell me if it is true that salmon and peas are really the traditional fourth of july meal? If so, where did this originate? Sun Jul 06 20:50:52 -0700 2003 0 alison 1 1078304 Where did you hear this? Salmon...peas...??? Sun Jul 06 22:12:57 -0700 2003 1078295 0 dan 2 1078306 I heard it on NPR -- Leonard Lopate, maybe? They had a couple of food writers on...Ruth Reichl was representing NY, and they had someone talking about Boston; I forget who...The Bostonian said that salmon and peas were the most popular Fourth of July dish up there. Glad we are down here lol. Sun Jul 06 23:31:41 -0700 2003 1078304 0 coffee lover