Guest Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Just had our first pea pod. It was lovely, even though we only had one pea each A few more days and there should be quite a few ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Great isn't it? Lauren and Jake had one pod each on tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Wow...mine are nowhere near the pod stage! Mind you.....you are all that little bit closer to the Equator than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Congratulations on your first Pea My Peas haven't even started flowering yet mind you I do live near the North Pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Wow, I've never grown peas before. Perhaps I should grow them once my runner beans are over-as I planted them at the beginning of April most of them have started to flower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 This is my first time at growing peas.........I don't even like peas except mushy ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 This is my first time at growing peas.........I don't even like peas except mushy ones Mushy peas with chip shop gravy......heavenly!!! My northern roots are showing! Better than my grey ones I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 My sister didn't like mushy peas until she moved up north-however she moved to Cambridge last year and now doesn't get to eat them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 WOW! Congratulations Debs & Lesley You are getting peas already - mine are just flowering so i hope to get some soon too. I have eaten my first 2 strawberries though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 No strawberries yet I love strawberries Egluntine, what do you mean about grey peas, they are a delicacy here in the Black Country, with bacon of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 2 strawberries though 2! My family have eaten at least 100 from the allotment, and we've made loads of Strawberry Jam also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 No strawberries yet I love strawberries Egluntine, what do you mean about grey peas, they are a delicacy here in the Black Country, with bacon of course. Eh? It was my grey roots (hair!!!) I was talking about!!! No offence intended to those who come from the Black Country. My Great Grandparents came from there....Dudley and Hazel Slade. ( that was where they came from....on re reading it you could mistake it for their names!! I've never heard of grey peas though. Tell us more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I have just read your post again I can't believe you have never heard of grey peas and bacon I will see if I can find a recipe My nan used to make them they are sort of like mushy peas but they are greyish brown in colour and have bacon bits in them They look disgusting but taste gorgeous. If you are ever in Wolverhampton you will have to visit a pub called the Great Western (near our old Low Level Station) it is a very traditional pub, that sells proper beer and serves Black Country food like faggots and peas and grey peas and bacon. It even has cheese and onion cobs (our local name for rolls, baps) on the bar, which are served with the obligatory black pudding Dan is a big fan of this pub cos, he can sit in the beer garden and watch the trains go past, did he ever tell you he liked trains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Cobs! We use that down here in Alcester too, and they use it in Derby. I am pretty sure it's a midlands thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Cobs! We use that down here in Alcester too, and they use it in Derby. I am pretty sure it's a midlands thing! They say cobs in Nottingham also I have to say rolls or softies now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Cobs - yes its a Midlands thing as the OH uses it! Up north we have muffins - not the cake things but like a bread roll. In the chippy you can order a chip muffin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 No strawberries yet I love strawberries Egluntine, what do you mean about grey peas, they are a delicacy here in the Black Country, with bacon of course. We call them black peas Debs! Very popular in Lancashire - OH LOVES them, and they are very tasty. Trouble is he keeps asking me to cook them for him but I haven't a clue, must talk to his Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Oh...I know all about black peas as I have family in Oldham! Now you're talking! Delish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Oh...I know all about black peas as I have family in Oldham! Now you're talking! Delish! Mmmmm! Black peas and oxtail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 What are black peas??? I feel very lost! I want to grow purple peas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 So do I liz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Cobs! We use that down here in Alcester too, and they use it in Derby. I am pretty sure it's a midlands thing! They say cobs in Nottingham also I have to say rolls or softies now though indeed we do!! baps is almost rude!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Oh...I know all about black peas as I have family in Oldham! Now you're talking! Delish! Egluntine you have family in Oldham - thats where i was born!!!! Small world eh!!!! Black peas are used on Whit Friday in my parents village - all the kids have pockets full of them and shoot them at each other! Oh happy days pea shooting on Whit Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Egluntine you have family in Oldham - thats where i was born!!!! Me too as it happens but I moved fairly quickly. Was born in Oldham Royal...and was delivered by Patrick Steptoe....remember him....when he was a junior doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
