Date:  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 00:40:22 -0400

From:  Crissie Trigger <crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET>

Subject: Re: PEAS



>Seth Sklarey writes:

>

>> In the Bahmama they have pigeon peas, which appear to be a small green pea

>> but not as developed. Peanuts in the south are called goober peas. The

>> green giant in the 1960's wanted peas on earth. The way to catch a polar bear

>> is to cut a hole in the ice, the diameter of a polar bear, and circle the

>> perimeter with green peas. When the polar bear comes up to take a pea, you

>> hit it in the head.

>

>I'll ignore the pun and move on the the peas...When I was living in Texas, my

>then-husband (now ex-) developed a severe rash that necessitated his being on

>a hypoallergenic diet. There were two vegetables on the faded xerox of

>permitted foods that I was given, green beans and English peas (both canned or

>fresh, but not frozen). The green beans were no problem (if I rinsed the salt

>from the canning liquid away), but I never did figure out what English peas

>are. The only peas I know from are green, snow, or black-eyed. But then, what

>do I know? I'm from New York!

>

>Alice Faber

>

>

English peas might be what you call snap peas in the states. In the states

what

they call English peas are a younger, not fully grown variety.



Crissie Trigger