Peas

[The Big Ben]

"Pass The Peas"- Fred Wesley and the JB's

[Donn]

I'd be wiling to give peas a chance.

[Dan Schultz]

Peas porridge hot... peas porridge cold... peas porridge in the pot... nine days old.

[Donn]

I am actually an authority on peas, as I once operated a pea harvest combine for the Jolly Green Giant.

We rarely eat standard garden peas any more, mainly because the lady of the house objected the last time I thawed out some frozen peas for dinner. They're for ice pack use only. But edible-pod peas are acceptable, and we grow a batch of `sugar-pod' and `snow-pea' varieties in the garden each spring. They're easy to grow (in the Pacific Northwest, anyway), convenient and tasty. Peas are tastier when cooked right away, and for this reason you can expect peas from your garden to taste a lot better than what you might get from the supermarket.

[The Jackson]

they good

[windshieldbug]

Peasants are only capable of playing violas.

[elimia]

Peas, I'm getting a little vaclimpt - we need a new topic...

carrots

[MartyNeilan]

I like Pea Can Pie...

[iiipopes]

What'd he have for breakfast: pea green soup
What'd he have for lunch: pea green soup
What'd he have for supper: pea green soup
What'd he do all night....

[Kevin Hendrick]

Peas. What do you think about them?

They're very healthy -- I take several a day, at regular intervals (and always one before bedtime) ...

[Teubonium]

How to catch a polar bear:

1. Cut a hole in the ice.

2. Place peas around the edge of the hole.

3. When the bear comes out to take a pea, kick him in the ice hole!

[tbn.al]

One must consume peas today, black eyed of course, or face a full year of bad luck! My grandmother lived 93 years, always ate her black eyed peas on new year's, and never admitted to anything that could have been just dumb bad luck. See!

[iiipopes]

Even though they're really beans, not peas, I had my helping of black-eyed peas today. Happy New Year!

[Wyvern]

I am really a meat, rather than vegetable man, but peas are one of the few vegetables I really enjoy. Mushy peas sort are nice with fish and chips!

[iiipopes]

I am really a meat, rather than vegetable man, but peas are one of the few vegetables I really enjoy. Mushy peas sort are nice with fish and chips!

Oh, man! That brings back memories! One of the best servings of peas I ever had was in a pub across the commons from Ely Cathedral in England, with the really small, flavorful peas served as a side to an exemplary fish & chips, all washed down with a pint of Bass ale, back in the summer of 1985.

[Rev Rob]

Pea soup with bacon and sherry.

[Donn]

I am really a meat, rather than vegetable man, but peas are one of the few vegetables I really enjoy. Mushy peas sort are nice with fish and chips!

I think this is a fair illustration of "the exception that proves the rule."

I'd never heard of "mushy peas", but looked it up, and like "split pea soup" it's made from dried peas. So if that's a vegetable, then baked beans are a vegetable, etc. I'm sure mushy peas are very nutritious, though, and I look forward to giving them a try. (I bet it's difficult to make from scratch - for me, anyway, split pea soup is almost guaranteed to burn to the bottom of the pan, and this thicker version could only be worse.)

At a physiological level, I doubt the existence of "meat men" and "vegetable men." Rats can do fine without certain vitamins, but for men, one would do better to chew vegetables, than eschew them. I'm off to the local farmer's market shortly in search of a big Hubbard squash - the sort that's so sweet and fine-textured that, after you break it open with an axe, you can eat the flesh raw like a very crunchy orange cucumber.

[Brown Mule]

I'm only interested in the princess that slept on the pea.

[kegmcnabb]

I eat my peas with honey.
I've done it all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on my knife.

[Carroll]

In the spirit of New Year's Day, I did a little twist on black eyed peas. I rinsed canned BEP's and tossed them with a little olive oil, cayenne pepper powder, and some cajun seasonings. Then I roasted them until crunchy. What a great snack for our party. My picky 11 year old daughter even asked me to make another batch just for her!

Then I thought of another clever use and made some "Hick Hummus". Instead of chick peas I used BEP's and instead of tahini (sesame seed paste) I used peanut butter. Garlic, lemon juice, cider vinegar, paprika and it was superb. In keeping with the "Hick" theme, I served it with toasted white bread instead of pita. Another hit!