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Post by mickey on Jan 30, 2010 21:22:45 GMT -5
I bought a small bag of Maple peas, They are a field pea used as feed, but in parts of the UK they are used to make mashed peas I ment (parched peas) a dish that has been eaten for a long time. I don't know how old these are, but I'll test them to see if they will grow. If any one would like to try them let me know and I'll send you some. www.information-britain.co.uk/food/foodlegends/Preston%20Parched%20Peas/ |
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Post by seedywen on Jan 31, 2010 14:11:17 GMT -5
In our community seed saving project last summer, several members grew out Maple peas, bought by a member while visiting England earlier that spring. He bought them as 'Carlin Peas'. Now have got an envelope full and looking forward to growing them out.
Tall growers- to 6 feet.
Previously thought these were the peas, of 'mushy pea' fame but according to your link, that is not their claim to fame. Rather the pea is grown for its unique taste...'like a baked potato'?
Often sold cooked in little bags at English fairs.
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Post by cornishwoman on Jan 31, 2010 15:01:15 GMT -5
If you want to make mushy peas the pea you would grow which is best suited for texture and taste is a marrow fat pea,I grow them in between my beans,but they didn't dry well or I did some thing wrong.Next year I froze them.
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Post by mickey on Jan 31, 2010 20:03:06 GMT -5
I was thinking parched peas and mixed it up with mushy peas, but it was Maple peas I was after for the parched peas. if you look them up they are called by many names, but when you look up the other name you get some thing else like pigeon peas witch is a different plant that grows into a tree.
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Post by kitchengardener on Feb 1, 2010 10:50:07 GMT -5
>Often sold cooked in little bags at English fairs.
I wouldn't say often... in fact my understanding of them is that they are distinctly regional food (which is not something we get a lot of in England), restricted to the North East. They have some historical connections regarding a siege, which keeps them alive I think. Certainly in the south we never eat them or will have even heard of them (I only happen to know of them because of growing some last year, despite living here all my 30 years). This is actually a Carlin Sunday, when you eat them - the Sunday after Mothering Sunday - but again I never actually heard of anyone eating them.
I did grow them (successfully) last year, but to be quiet honest we ate them as green peas. Hopefully this year we might be able to grow some more to dry, you would need *a lot* for a meaningful meal though.
James
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Post by kitchengardener on Feb 1, 2010 10:53:41 GMT -5
Just read the article that was linked to. Actually Preston is on the North West coast and Bury is in Manchester, which is sort of low north mid-country. I did live sort of up that way for 4 years and again never heard of them... but that might say more about me than the peas.
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Post by mickey on Feb 1, 2010 16:01:58 GMT -5
Well as I have read that sweet peas where developed from field peas, I just thought they were worth saving and trying as a food crop after all a lot of the old foods have been lost to us. If not from the face of the earth,at least due to neglect and being forgotten.
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Post by mickey on Feb 1, 2010 20:04:17 GMT -5
Like I said I'm not sure how old these are so I'm testing them for germination in a wet paper towel I started them in the towel last Saterday I will let you kmow if they grow or not.
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Post by mickey on Feb 5, 2010 15:19:30 GMT -5
So far 18 or 19 have germinated out of 32 that I started last Sat. so for old seeds they are doing good. Attachments:
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Post by Alan on Feb 5, 2010 22:56:46 GMT -5
Thank you for the sample micky, I will be germing some in the greenhouse to plant in the new raised bed in there for seed production and re-offer here!
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Post by mortality on Feb 6, 2010 12:20:20 GMT -5
I'd never herd of this either, but then im from SW England. I did have a look around for more information, found a nice recipe, using them. uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/632038After further checking I can't even find them for sale over here, typical  (Maybe a health food shop, might be worth a visit) |
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Post by mickey on Feb 6, 2010 13:46:50 GMT -5
I'm going to cook a pot of Maole peas, I'll let you know how I get on with them.  |
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Post by diane on Jan 11, 2012 1:08:45 GMT -5
I've just bought some Colorado Maple peas at the feed store.
I don't know whether Colorado just refers to where they came from, or whether it is the name of a particular pea. The seeds are small, dark and dented.
There was also a bin of Austrian peas, but I didn't note how they looked.
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Post by robertb on Jan 11, 2012 11:08:08 GMT -5
Well as I have read that sweet peas where developed from field peas, If I remember right, they're descended from a mutation that someone found in his field around 1820. The old types of pea are ideal for savoury dishes, as they've got more substance to them. |
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Post by mickey on Jan 11, 2012 17:54:06 GMT -5
This reminds me that I didn't talk about when I cooked a pot of them, I ether didn't soak them long enough or didn't cook them long enough because they where chewy but did taste good. now that I have Carolyn to cook for me, the next pot may be less chewy.LOL
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(Maybe a health food shop, might be worth a visit)
