On Mon 14 Jul 2008 06:31:04a, George Shirley told us...
> 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.
>
>
Now I remember those, George. It's been decades since I've seen them. :-(
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Wayne Boatwright
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Monday, 07(VII)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
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When the foolkiller comes around, we'd
better *all* hide in the high grass.
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