5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a wee
bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went after
school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added. I'm
trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!

E.

elaine wrote:

> 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a wee
> bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went after
> school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added. I'm
> trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!

This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.

Dirty rice?

What else?

BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Pastorio

elaine wrote:

> 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a wee
> bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went after
> school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added. I'm
> trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!

This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.

Dirty rice?

What else?

BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Pastorio

elaine wrote:

> 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a wee
> bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went after
> school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added. I'm
> trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!

This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.

Dirty rice?

What else?

BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Pastorio

"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
> elaine wrote:
>
> > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
wee
> > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
after
> > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
I'm
> > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
>
> This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.
>
> What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
>
> Dirty rice?
>
> What else?
>
> BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.
>
> Pastorio

Sadly, I was left to only imagine what might have been. The second burning
did them in. Perhaps something to do with my other endeavour during the pea
cooking .

How time flies whilst stripping wallpaper!

E.

"Bob (this one)" wrote in message

> elaine wrote:
> > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
wee
> > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
after
> > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
I'm
> > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
>
> This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

They certainly are undesirable as far as I'm concerned, but they're an old
standby. Lord knows why.
>
> What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
>
> Dirty rice?

Wrong country, Bob.
>
> What else?

Bubble and squeak.
Girdle cakes.
I'll see what else comes to mind. Probably Arri can dredge up a longer
list.

>
> BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Mushy (ducking)
Dora

> Pastorio
>

"Bob (this one)" wrote in message

> elaine wrote:
> > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
wee
> > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
after
> > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
I'm
> > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
>
> This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

They certainly are undesirable as far as I'm concerned, but they're an old
standby. Lord knows why.
>
> What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
>
> Dirty rice?

Wrong country, Bob.
>
> What else?

Bubble and squeak.
Girdle cakes.
I'll see what else comes to mind. Probably Arri can dredge up a longer
list.

>
> BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Mushy (ducking)
Dora

> Pastorio
>

"Bob (this one)" wrote in message

> elaine wrote:
> > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
wee
> > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
after
> > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
I'm
> > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
>
> This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.

They certainly are undesirable as far as I'm concerned, but they're an old
standby. Lord knows why.
>
> What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
>
> Dirty rice?

Wrong country, Bob.
>
> What else?

Bubble and squeak.
Girdle cakes.
I'll see what else comes to mind. Probably Arri can dredge up a longer
list.

>
> BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.

Mushy (ducking)
Dora

> Pastorio
>

limey wrote:
>
> "Bob (this one)" wrote in message
>
> > elaine wrote:
> > > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
> wee
> > > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
> after
> > > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
> I'm
> > > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
> >
> > This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> > a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> > wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> > but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.
>
> They certainly are undesirable as far as I'm concerned, but they're an old
> standby. Lord knows why.
> >
> > What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> > hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
> >
> > Dirty rice?
>
> Wrong country, Bob.
> >
> > What else?
>
> Bubble and squeak.
> Girdle cakes.
> I'll see what else comes to mind. Probably Arri can dredge up a longer
> list.
>
> >
> > BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.
>
> Mushy (ducking)
> Dora

But 'mushy peas' is an exact description of the dish LOL!

Then there's singing hinnies, bloater paste (or bloaters for that
matter), groaty dick, rock cakes, a flitch, faggots, bangers and mash,
fly pie, squashed fly biscuits, barm brack (more Irish than English),
clootie dumplings...... there are many more of course

limey wrote:
>
> "Bob (this one)" wrote in message
>
> > elaine wrote:
> > > 5 hours and still cooking. Originally, I was making a pea soup, but I
> > > didn't have the right peas - but did have marrow peas. They burned a
> wee
> > > bit, but I thought if I added some mint and sea salt that would fix the
> > > problem. Reminds me of when I was a kid in Scotland and often went
> after
> > > school and got an order of mushy peas - with vinegar and butter added.
> I'm
> > > trying to duplicate this - perhaps they'll be ready soon!!!
> >
> > This strikes a funny chord with me. The name "mushy peas" wouldn't be
> > a temptation to me on a menu. It sounds like somebody did something
> > wrong. I know it's an honorable old recipe with corresponding name,
> > but "mushy" is usually used as a description of something undesirable.
>
> They certainly are undesirable as far as I'm concerned, but they're an old
> standby. Lord knows why.
> >
> > What other foods have names like that. Forget your dickie's spot and
> > hole in your toad and the like. Sour cream...? Accepted everywhere.
> >
> > Dirty rice?
>
> Wrong country, Bob.
> >
> > What else?
>
> Bubble and squeak.
> Girdle cakes.
> I'll see what else comes to mind. Probably Arri can dredge up a longer
> list.
>
> >
> > BTW, how'd the peas turn out/ Don't say mushy.
>
> Mushy (ducking)
> Dora

But 'mushy peas' is an exact description of the dish LOL!

Then there's singing hinnies, bloater paste (or bloaters for that
matter), groaty dick, rock cakes, a flitch, faggots, bangers and mash,
fly pie, squashed fly biscuits, barm brack (more Irish than English),
clootie dumplings...... there are many more of course

On 2004-09-19, Arri London > wrote:

> Then there's singing hinnies, bloater paste (or bloaters for that
> matter), groaty dick, rock cakes, a flitch, faggots, bangers and mash,
> fly pie, squashed fly biscuits, barm brack (more Irish than English),
> clootie dumplings...... there are many more of course

Arrr... belay that lubbers. It be the sea dogs whut serve a dainty table.

spotted dick
pig's trotters
dried peas beaten
dog's body (peas puddin)
soused hog's face
calf's foot jelly
drowned baby
dog's nose
bashed neeps

Arrrr... serve up the gunroom table ye swabs or I be havin' you scour the
galley's coppers.

notbosunbob

On 2004-09-19, Arri London > wrote:

> Then there's singing hinnies, bloater paste (or bloaters for that
> matter), groaty dick, rock cakes, a flitch, faggots, bangers and mash,
> fly pie, squashed fly biscuits, barm brack (more Irish than English),
> clootie dumplings...... there are many more of course

Arrr... belay that lubbers. It be the sea dogs whut serve a dainty table.

spotted dick
pig's trotters
dried peas beaten
dog's body (peas puddin)
soused hog's face
calf's foot jelly
drowned baby
dog's nose
bashed neeps

Arrrr... serve up the gunroom table ye swabs or I be havin' you scour the
galley's coppers.

notbosunbob