In Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes tells of a trip to town, where she passed a woman sitting outside her doorway, cat sleeping at her feet, and shelling a huge pile of peas. "She looked up and rapidly said something in Italian and I smiled, only to realize as I walked on that she'd said, It shouldn't happen to a dog."
After I'd shelled this small amount, my brother came by and wondered why I'd done it. The pods are edible. Well - I had wondered what was different about them! That's okay; I put them in a salad today.
Had he not told you the whole pea-pod was meant to be cooked? I love mange-tout! We had some last week but a few had been left too long and the peas had developed and the pods were dry. I shelled those ones but cooked them with the rest of the mange-tout. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI think he just said he was growing peas this year. :D And I think they're ones you eat raw. ? Not sure of anything now. :)
DeleteIf the peas inside were that developed, the shells were likely beyond edible anyway :-)
ReplyDeleteFresh garden peas -- and sometimes the pods -- are SO special. I'm very happy for you!
You know, I've bought them at the store - yeah, I guess they were just pods! :D I guess this is where I should say DUH!!
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