Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 13 Jul 2008 09:24:33p, modom (palindrome guy) told us...
>
>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:34:50 -0600, Christine Dabney
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:25:18 -0700, "Dimitri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> "Kswck" > wrote in message
>>> Wish I
>>>>> had watched my grandmother more though. I certainly miss some of her
>>>>> meals.
>>>>
>>>> What did she make that you miss.
>>>>
>>>> My Russian side Grandmother made a KILLER stuffed Cabbage. Crap see
>>>> what you started? Now I'm going to have to make some.
>>> My paternal grandmother and her sister made the BEST sweet potato pies
>>> that I have ever had. I have tried to duplicate them to no avail.
>>> They had a citrusy flavor to them, besides the regular sweet potato
>>> filling.
>>>
>>> They also made the best rolls ever. Two incredibly good southern
>>> cooks, that didn't measure, and didn't write down what they did... I
>>> wish I had been old and cognizant enough to copy what they did, while
>>> they were still alive.
>>>
>> Yeah. And there were some ingredients that disappeared (from my field
>> if vision, at least) with that generation. My paternal grandmother
>> used to serve the tiniest little peas -- she called them field peas --
>> but nobody I know raises them anymore.
>>
>> Lordy, I did love them so.
>> --
>>
>> modom
>
> Were these tiny little green peas or more like a very small blackeyed pea?
>
Wayne: field peas are also known as "Lady" peas, they're a very tiny
version of crowder peas AFAIK. I like them cooked with a little of the
pea pod snapped and put in the pot. Excellent side dish for about any
meal. You just can't go wrong with any of the southern peas.