[Sca-cooks] black-eyed peas was Spanish Pepper?

[Laura C. Minnick]

On 9/14/2011 3:42 AM, Johnna Holloway wrote:
> CVIII. Torta de faxolli freschi.
>
> Toli li faxoli e fali coxere con la panza
> del porcho, poy pesta li faxoli in mortaro e
> la panza con cortello, poy mitige le meiore
> specie che poy avere e mitige tanto formazo
> che sia la mità o almen el terzo del altro
> batuto, e mitige lardo vechio e fay la torta
> ed è perfettissima.
>
> (Anonimo Veneziano)
>
> http://www.uni-giessen.de/gloning/tx/frati.htm
>
> Mistress Helewyse opted for fava beans in a note but obviously Ken 
> Albala opts for the old world
>
> black-eyed peas.
>
> Johnnae

Well, black-eyed peas I can eat. Favas I cannot. So it's black-eyed 
peas, chickpeas, and lentils for this Frank. ;-)

Liutgard

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