You know the boxes of peas you soak for cooking, well I was going to use these for a pea and ham soup ,but ended up not using the peas which I had already soaked!
Might be a stupid question, but could I sow these peas?
If they show signs of putting out a root, soon, then yes they should grow...
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Thanks for that Saddad. I will watch with bated breath :D
was wathching Big Dig repeats last week there was a guy in london who did sowed supermarket dryed peas came on allright in the end didnt take for two weks if that helps
Tell you what is delish is using the peas in a sprouter - they are just gorgeous!
I haven't been able to find dried peas in Minehead - I thought that they had stopped using them so I will have to go further afield!
Old Bird
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Daileg, I am going to try sowing them rather than wasting them altogether, so don't mind how long they take.
Umm Old Bird, what is a sprouter or am I just being thick? Np don't answer that.lol I got my packet of dried peas from my village butcher.
Or grow your own... Purple podded are decorative but not a great pea cooked as a side dish, fine fresh... sure they would be OK as sprouts... if you want some to start you off just PM me... :)
They're fine in anything savoury; I suspect the side dish of peas may have been a Victorian invention, since that's when sweet-tasting peas came along. Cook them up with meat and spices, and you wouldn't know the difference.
Yes you can use dried peas as did most people during the war years (Dig for Victory). I have sown dried peas in the past and have had good harvests. The only thing you have to remember is that the varieties are grown to be dried and so the resulting pea is not the same tasting peas you normally expect. ie they taste like dried peas I found "Natural No 1" the best to use next to that "Leo peas"
Oh, I agree, but didn't want it to come as an unpleasant surprise... :)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/purplepeas.jpg)
These are the purple podded being decorative... ;D
Mmmm thanks Sadad! >:( Until Powerspade said they would taste like dried peas, you kept that info from me. I'll remember that :P :o
I did ask the question what a sprouter is but I think I have worked out that you eat the shoots the peas make after soaking them? Agreed? A bit like soaking Alfalfa Sprouts!
You're right on the sprouters... even seen packs of pea sprouts creeping into the supermarkets... good on stir fries even when got several leaves..
"Sweetcorn" has undergone a similar transformation, was grown for centuries to make "bread" types eg Tortillas in the States but developed to be sweeter to eat as a side dish. Peas in Europe were for winter protein (peas porridge) when there was less meat to be had (winter slaughtering( hence "bonefires" in November).
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Never knew that about "bonefires" one learns something new everyday on here, thanks