On Fri, 3 Jan 2014 18:19:44 -0800, gtr > wrote:

> On 2014-01-03 21:01:15 +0000, Gary said:
>
> > bigwheel wrote:
> >>
> >> No no no..peas are never soaked. It dont work either way. Only dumb
> >> portugese yankees from Falls River Mass soak peas.
> >
> > You are correct...you don't have to presoak peas.
>
> So what--you cook them for 6 hours?
>
> This year, for the first time, I made the black-eyed peas. I added
> andouille sausage, some left-over pork loin, a cat of chopped tomatoes
> with garlic or something (it had lingered too long in the pantry), some
> celery and I forget what else. It was really good!
>
> It was also a good way to kick off an auspicious year--the wife sitting
> on her duff while i rattled around in the lab.

I bought fresh black eyed peas before Christmas to use for New Years,
but it's not a tradition in my family and they brought so much other
food - I didn't even try... so it's still there. I should open it up
and see it it's still edible. Saw a recipe for BEP hummus that looked
interesting, so maybe I'll try it.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.