tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001048742448308736.post6575470245669672332..comments2024-03-26T14:49:22.563-05:00Comments on Sweet Tea and Cornbread: Creamed Peas and New Potatoes!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143442298755987029noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001048742448308736.post-36179059045509758652014-06-17T12:52:07.820-05:002014-06-17T12:52:07.820-05:00What a clicking of the locks on the memory bank th...What a clicking of the locks on the memory bank this morning!! With no garden at my door for the past few years, I forget the timing for the February-planted sweet peas of my raising, in the HOT sunny South. It IS June-pea time, and I've quite forgotten to look for those at the market.<br /><br />We had creamed peas every other day or so for a while, there, as they swelled plump on the vines in their little fleeting season---get 'em while you got 'em was Mammaw's way of putting it. My Mother's method involved Pet Milk, with lots of black pepper, which totally masked the delicate sweet character of the young peas.<br /><br />And when I could set the children to finding the tiniest little marble-size potatoes as they squatted with their digging spoons, as I carefully picked the fragile pea vines---the anticipation of such a special dish was part of the charm.<br /><br />And I swear, the School Day can (our only recourse for all the rest of the year, with its gray-green mealy-cooked contents) said "Early June Peas." Haven't thought of that in years.<br /><br />I always love looking in on your good home cookin'---how I wish I could make your posts scroll down without so many clicks and so long a wait. But you're always worth it.<br /><br />rachelRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.com