An old Southern Tradition. Traditionally done on a screened front porch, sitting in a rockin’ chair, with maybe an electric fan. Usually just a hopeful breeze. I am breaking with tradition, sitting in a recliner in an air-conditioned great room.
Picked a five gallon bucket of purple hull peas ‘fore it got too hot yesterday morning. Despite the heat, made a fairly good crop on two short rows. Will probably get another five gallons next week. We have good red soil, a good deep well, and a helper with a stronger back than mine.
These peas are legumes, and are very nutritious. Between 20%-25% protein. Fairly easy to grow. I usually plant them where I had a fairly heavily fertilized crop like corn the year before.
These “Purple Hull Pinkeye” peas fall under the general category of “Southern Peas” or cowpeas. I think technically, they are a bean rather than a pea.
Anyhow, shellin’ peas is a perfect job when the outside temp is 95+°. This bucket of peas will yield enough to cook a big mess, give away a mess, and probably put a quart or two in the freezer.
Oh, they dye your fingers purple for a day or two.
Picked a five gallon bucket of purple hull peas ‘fore it got too hot yesterday morning. Despite the heat, made a fairly good crop on two short rows. Will probably get another five gallons next week. We have good red soil, a good deep well, and a helper with a stronger back than mine.
These peas are legumes, and are very nutritious. Between 20%-25% protein. Fairly easy to grow. I usually plant them where I had a fairly heavily fertilized crop like corn the year before.
These “Purple Hull Pinkeye” peas fall under the general category of “Southern Peas” or cowpeas. I think technically, they are a bean rather than a pea.
Anyhow, shellin’ peas is a perfect job when the outside temp is 95+°. This bucket of peas will yield enough to cook a big mess, give away a mess, and probably put a quart or two in the freezer.
Oh, they dye your fingers purple for a day or two.
