Peas

[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!

[tbn.al]

You don't have to be a "Hick" to enjoy black eyed peas. You just have to have been a "Hick" at some point in your life long enough to cultivate a taste for them. The longer you were a "Hick" the better they taste. I think they taste damned good myself!

[UDELBR]

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!

Neptune's one of the few TubeNetters I've met in real life, and we once ate mushy peas with fish 'n chips in London. Deee-licious!

[ken k]

my favorite valentines card when I was a kid...

Peas be my podner.....

[The Big Ben]

Decades ago (to no avail) this franchise tried to move into Memphis.

http://www.hsalt.com/menu.htm

Is this a quality franchise?

There used to be an H. Salt in South Seattle. The food was quite good but something must have been amiss on the business side of the operation because they were only open for about 5 years in the 70s.

[iiipopes]

This is a great thread. I just wish I had more food pictures to post.

[Tubajug]

I used to eat them straight out of the pod when my grandpa would show up at our house with his truck full of fresh veggies. I loved them that way! Split pea soup is also delicious...

[tofu]

Peas. What do you think about them?

I think Goober!

Shall we all sing together...

Verse 1
Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day
Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away
Lying in the shadows underneath the trees
Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas.

Chorus
Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness, how delicious,
Eating goober peas.

Verse 2
When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule
To cry out their loudest, "Mister, here's your mule!"
But another custom, enchanting-er than these
Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peas.

Chorus

Verse 3
Just before the battle, the General hears a row
He says "The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now."
He turns around in wonder, and what d'ya think he sees?
The Georgia Militia, eating goober peas.

Chorus

Verse 4
I think my song has lasted almost long enough.
The subject's interesting, but the rhymes are mighty tough.
I wish the war was over, so free from rags and fleas
We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, and gobble goober peas.
Chorus

[PolkaNoble]

I was wondering when peanuts- goobers- gooberpeas were going to be introduced. Great song. I've played it several times, but I did not know the words.

[Rev Rob]

Goober peas are peanuts, still a legume, still in a pod you have to open and shell out.

[supertuba]

ewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!! peas are like miget grapes but just dont taste as good!!!

[Brown Mule]

" The black-eyed Peas " are playing the half time show today at Super Bowl. Peas can make big bucks.