[Sca-cooks] Field peas

[Johnna Holloway]

I suspect that DARE might sort this out, as regards the American uses.
The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a reference tool 
unlike any other. Its aim is not to prescribe how Americans should 
speak, or even to describe the language we use generally, the "standard" 
language.
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dare/dare.html
I haven't bought these yet, although they are on an intend to purchase
in the future list.
Perhaps Jadwiga could look and see what it says about "Southern peas" .
I would guess that her library has a set.

Johnnae


>Okay, it's official, I'm batty - I'm replying to my own posts...
>Bear, you might want to look at something called "Southern Peas."  I've found several online articles from various County Extension Offices on Southern Peas, that claim that "Southern Peas are also called Blackeyed Peas and Field Peas."  None that I can find, however, give the scientific name or origin.
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>Mordonna
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>Yesterday on NPR, I heard an Alabaman discussing field peas. He used "field 
>pea" in a general manner to refer to any legume being grown in the fields. 
>This usage matches up to the usage Mordanna put forward, and suggests that 
>it is at least a Southern regional usage.
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>Bear 
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