[Magdalen] whirled peas (was Re: coffee)

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, that isn't what I had been told, but far be it from me to argue with wiki!


> On Jan 5, 2015, at 8:53 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> "Marrowfat peas" (according to Wikipedia) are simply regular garden peas (e. g., Green Arrow, Lincoln) which are "overly mature" - left to dry out on the vine and convert all their sugar into starch.
> 
> So - any regular variety of garden peas should do. Just don't pick them as soon as you normally would.
> 
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 8:36 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] whirled peas (was Re: coffee)
> 
> I haven't been able to find any of those peas or seeds over here.
> If it weren't illegal, I'd ask you to mail me some seeds.
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I agree that mushy peas are something different.  As it happens I had them minted at lunchtime with my breaded plaice.  I have pit mint sauce on mushy peas before but the mint was better blended with the peas today - delightful.  They are made from marrowfat peas rather than the normal garden peas.  Whichever way you have peas they are good for you.
>> 
>> Roger
>>> On 05/01/2015 21:31, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>> Unfortunately, although this may make the peas mushy, it doesn't make then authentic Mushy Peas, which I had once in Liverpool and have never found since!
>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 05/01/2015 19:55, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>>>> Visualizing whirled peas ...
>>>> Boil up some split peas till they are mushy, stick in the blender to whirl them and you have pea soup.  Lovely and nutritious.
>>>> 
>>>> Roger
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