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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wayyyyyyyy OT (black-eyed peas)
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 14:02:46 -0800
References: <Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0311021632540.26720@hedvig.uio.no> <12660466677.20031102100858@sonc.com>

Sonny und Daniel

My wife puts grated carrots in too.  Also she substitutes a couple
of smoked ham hocks for the salt pork.  Adds a little cayenne too.

Jerry

Sonny Carter wrote:

> Daniel,
>
> If the peas are dried, soak them overnight before you cook them.
> chop up a bigole yellow onion, and put it, the salt pork and some salt
> and pepper in a pot with enough water to cover. Get them to boiling,
> then turn the fire back to a simmer.  I leave the lid off so I can
> watch it and get the house smelling right.  For a pound (half kilo)
> you'll need about a teaspoon of salt.  Everyone has their own tilt to
> black-eyed peas, but my trick is a little cumin.  I never have put bay
> leaves, but they sure can't hurt any.
>
> You absolutely MUST have cornbread to go with this.
>
> 1 cup of cornmeal
> a smidgen of oil
> a dash of salt
> a teaspoon of sugar
> 1 egg,
> a teaspoon of baking powder
> buttermilk, if you got it, enough to make the stuff barely pourable,
> (regular milk works)   (around a third to a half cup)
>
> pour into a cast iron greased skillet and cook in the oven at 400F
> (About 200C)
>
> Takes about 15 minutes to brown.
>
> Enjoy!
>
>   Sonny
>
> Sunday, November 2, 2003, 7:34:57 AM, you wrote:
>
> DR> Ok, you southerners ... I'm headed back to Oslo with a ration of
> DR> black-eyed peas, a slab of salted pork and I need a recipe for something
> DR> to live on the rest of the week. Bay-leaves, I have, onion, ...
>
> DR> My grandmother could make a delicious dish out of the above. Do I need
> DR> anything else?
>
> DR> Daniel
>
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In reply to: Message from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> ([Leica] OT Wayyyyyyyy OT (black-eyed peas))
Message from Sonny Carter <sonc@sonc.com> (Re: [Leica] OT Wayyyyyyyy OT (black-eyed peas))