Mushy Peas
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- Stokey Sue
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Re: Mushy Peas
I have a pack of dried black/Carlin peas from Hodmedods
I tried them fairground snack style with vinegar and was not taken
Any idea what else I can do with them?
I tried them fairground snack style with vinegar and was not taken
Any idea what else I can do with them?
Re: Mushy Peas
The only time I've bought black peas, or were they black-eye peas, was for eyes in small Halloween beetle thingies. They looked good, then I read the destructions and found they were like kidney beans and had to be cooked thoroughly first, so had to pick them all off again
Thus my only suggestion is for hanging (out of reach) beetle thingies. If made with salt dough, they ought to keep indefinitely.
Thus my only suggestion is for hanging (out of reach) beetle thingies. If made with salt dough, they ought to keep indefinitely.
Re: Mushy Peas
Threads like this always remind me of Tid, Mid, Miseray, Carlin, Palm, and Paste Egg Day.
I love ‘fresh’, and tinned, mushy peas, and black peas too. k
I love ‘fresh’, and tinned, mushy peas, and black peas too. k
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Re: Mushy Peas
From what I can see, Carlin peas are sort of dark brown.
If you can´t use them for snacking, I´d make (a) a hummus-type dip (b) soak them , blitz then with some onion and spice and make a falafel type thing (c) make soup.
If you can´t use them for snacking, I´d make (a) a hummus-type dip (b) soak them , blitz then with some onion and spice and make a falafel type thing (c) make soup.
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Re: Mushy Peas
https://hodmedods.co.uk/products/black- ... arlin-peas
It says here you can use them in place of chickpeas. KK's suggestions seem valid!
Apparently they're a Lenten food - presumably because there wasn't much else at that time of year rather than a penance.
It says here you can use them in place of chickpeas. KK's suggestions seem valid!
Apparently they're a Lenten food - presumably because there wasn't much else at that time of year rather than a penance.
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Re: Mushy Peas
That’s what it says on the packet, but I really don’t see them as a replacement for chickpeas having tried them, texture and flavour both wrongly
According to Wiki they are known in parts of the country as pigeon peas and although they are not the same as tropical pigeon peas, aka gungo peas I can envisage them as a substitute for gungo peas, both have quite a very definite flavour.
Trouble is I looked for gungo pea recipes and found virtually nothing, apart from one Jamaican veg stew, which I might try
So anyone got any tried & tested recipes for either kind of pigeon pea?
According to Wiki they are known in parts of the country as pigeon peas and although they are not the same as tropical pigeon peas, aka gungo peas I can envisage them as a substitute for gungo peas, both have quite a very definite flavour.
Trouble is I looked for gungo pea recipes and found virtually nothing, apart from one Jamaican veg stew, which I might try
So anyone got any tried & tested recipes for either kind of pigeon pea?
Re: Mushy Peas
Black peas in vinegar are a tradition in certain areas of Greater Manchester. I didn't like them.
Re: Mushy Peas
Yes, they sold them at the pub we go to in the next town. I’ve never actually tried them though.
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