SC - split peas

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> What husk?  I thought one shelled peas.  Also, if they are dried (aren't split
> peas also dried?)  Wouldn't they cook up the same as split peas?
> Also, abput split peas.  What is the point of spliting them? And how is it
> they are Victorian?  What did they use them for or how/why were they invented?
> Phillipa
> 
> > These peas when cooked still have there 'husk' on them and do not turn into
> a homogenous mush.>

In the case of most peas and beans there is a paper-thin, transparent
layer surrounding the legume. You can eat them, but some consider them,
well, a sort of aesthetic issue, which is one reason why some people
find it necessary to completely puree (in the modern sense whiz whiz)
pea soup...

Your basic fresh green pea has this layer, too.

Adamantius
Østgardr, East
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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