On Mon 14 Jul 2008 01:34:40p, George Shirley told us...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> 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.
:-(
>>
> Bush's Beans sells some in cans as do East Texas brand, in case you run
> up on them. Most supermarkets will bring in a case or two if requested
> and see how they sell.
I've seen Bush's crowder peas, but not the field peas or labeled as "Lady"
peas. The field pieas I remember as a youth didn't seem all that much
smaller, though. Maybe a different variety. My grandmother always grew
blackeyed peas, crowder peas, field peas, and butter beans. I love them
all. :-)
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Wayne Boatwright
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