[Sca-cooks] pease porridge?

[Terry Decker]

I did a little quick checking and it is commonly accepted that the 
black-eyed peas were introduced into North America via the slave trade.

Bear

> The black-eyed peas known to your ancestor may have come over with the 
> slaves from Africa, but they have been eaten around the Mediterranean 
> since Antiquity.  It may be that they were not commonly available in 
> Northern Europe.
>
> Bear