On Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:23:20 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:
> I wasn't blind-sided by the term because I've read it before, but I
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> found an interesting recipe that called for field peas, so I Googled
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> an image.
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> http://bp1.blogger.com/_uKhqt8L0dBA/...eld+peas+3.JPG
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> Other images make them look more like black eyed peas... so what are
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> they, really?

Here is a great representation. This is the brand I liked when I lived in the South. We ate field peas, crowder peas, blackeyed peas, cow peas, all different varieties of these peas/beans when I was growing up.

I really like field peas fresh, I like crowders fresh as well. We ate them fresh in season. They have a different flavor all together than they do once they've been dried or canned. You can't get most of these peas fresh any more unless you live near where they are grown. Or you could plant and grow them yourself.

I like this website, good information and good beans.

http://www.camelliabrand.com/products/field-peas/