"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> sf wrote:
>> I wasn't blind-sided by the term because I've read it before, but I
>> found an interesting recipe that called for field peas, so I Googled
>> an image.
>> http://bp1.blogger.com/_uKhqt8L0dBA/...eld+peas+3.JPG
>> Other images make them look more like black eyed peas... so what are
>> they, really?
>
> I had them once. Bought what I thought was Shelly beans but it was field
> peas and snaps. They tasted to me like some sort of dried bean. But
> milder than red beans.

They are reddish and very small, about 1/2 the size of a black-eyed pea.
Ethnic canners have them available (Holmes, Glory) cooked.

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