[Sca-cooks] OOP-French View of English Food

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

As they were in France, going back to Roman times (and possibly before).  
But not just poverty fare. Taillevent uses peas as a thickener, for  instance.
 
Overall, it really is striking how important peas were in earlier  
centuries. They and broad beans were remarkably dominant through most of the  Middle 
Ages. So anyone who wants a real Medieval meal could probably just boil  up 
a mess of either and maybe pour some honey on it or eat it with mustard. 
Not  as sexy as peacock, but way more common, and at all ranks.
 
But I wasn't really reading much into the mention. Just pointing out I'd  
never encountered the term before.
 
 
Jim  Chevallier
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In a message dated 11/18/2013 9:50:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
t.d.decker at att.net writes:

I  wouldn't read much into a reference of the commoners eating "grey 
pease."  
Peas were fairly common poverty fair in England for  centuries