On 6/17/2016 8:05 PM, T wrote:
On 06/17/2016 03:59 PM, George Shirley wrote:
Cooked our first mess of black crowder peas this afternoon. They weren't
as big as the ones my Dad used to grow but they were still pretty tasty.
The liquid from the cooked peas is sort of a dark brown and has the same
taste. To make it right I added some Crystal hot sauce to my serving and
the memories were there.

Wife picked another small bucket today of just ripened peas so I will be
watching TV and shucking those rascals soon. Will put them with the
other two cups of shucked peas I am holding in a sealed container in the
refrigerator and make a big mess of peas for some of the grands to try.
Probably over southern cornbread, ie. cornbread made only with cornmeal,
buttermilk, and spices, baked in a 450F oven for 20 minutes in an oiled
12 inch cast iron skillet. Probably add some chopped onions fresh from
the garden in with the peas and a little garlic to boot. I have to stop
here as I'm drooling on the keyboard. G

George

Oh man! My stuff is still in sprouting cups. :'(

Be careful with Cornmeal my Diabetic friend. It is toxic
to the both of us:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5811/2

1 cup:
Glycemic Load: 88 (you shouldn't go over 10 a day)
Calories: 587 (should stay below 1600)
Carbs: 126 grams (you should stay below 60 per day)
I've actually never been hit with eating cornmeal. I was diagnosed in
the very early nineties and have been on insulin of one sort or another
since. I'm shooting 45 units of Lantus at noon nowadays and am doing
much better. I've learned to eat the high sugar stuff in small batches.
My cornbread has no sugar at all in it, it's southern cornbread, a
staple in the south, particularly when money is short. I can remember
when my Dad had been on strike for several months back in the late
forties that we ate cornbread and milk for breakfast, cornbread and
beans for dinner, and, if we were lucky I could get a raccoon, rabbit,
or a few squirrels for the pot. I still like all those foods but in
moderation nowadays.

At my age, I no longer fear death or even illness anymore. 42
micro-strokes, 4 major strokes, 2 heart attacks, 1 coronary bypass,
multiple stents, both carotids reamed out, etc., etc. I am going to eat
what I want to eat but in moderation now.