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Grey Peas and Bacon

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dirtyden

Black Country Boy
I bet not many of yer remember this dish eh ? I think we always had it on Ash Wednesday. My mom's from the Black Country so it may have been a local tradition there rather than in Aston !
:D
 
Hello DD: I certainly remember grey peas and bacon. Don't ever remember my Mom cooking it but my Gran loved it. She used to get the grey peas from a shop in Park Road, on the left hand side going towards Aston Church. I think they sold fishing tackle and bait as well.
 
I would... I would... honest, DD... if I could only catch it! :borg: :borg: :borg:

:lol:
 
Don't remember any wriggling grey peas, but the bin was close to the maggots. I guess you needed good eyesight, otherwise you could be chasing your dinner around the plate! :cry:
 
:D Well according to Dirtyden I should have had to chase my dinner, as it seems it had four legs when I thought it only had two :twisted: .Ref;'The Silence is killing me' :lol:
 
Curried rat probably tastes like chicken when it's got extra Garam Masala
in it Pomog ?
:twisted:
 
I love the dish I think they are called New Zealand Green I think this is one for Chris

Still eat them now Got my first lot in Bilston
 
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Does anyone out there know where I can buy grey peas around Birmingham or the Black Country? I'm sure you must be able to get them from somewhere.
 
You're not going to believe this mfree but I know a farmer who buys them from a pet store. They are sold as pidgeon feed. Bye. Jean.
 
Grey Peas, food for the birds here folks ... Although they eat Pumpkin like it's going out of fashion and I thought when I was a kid that it was only Cow-fodder. LOL

By the way have merged the two threads into one...

Chris/Pom
 
Thanks for all the replies. Did'nt expect to get them from a pet shop but all the replies are very interesting!
 
Hi everyone. For anyone that maybe interested, I have found a supplier of grey peas both cooked and uncooked. West Bromwich market.
Bon appetit!
 
mfree said:
Hi everyone. For anyone that maybe interested, I have found a supplier of grey peas both cooked and uncooked. West Bromwich market.
Bon appetit!
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Hello found this post whilst searching, my nan used to have gray pays and grawty puddin. She also liked chickerlins and fsaggits n pays med with the kell.
My mates Irish gran used t make us a gas house egg.
Nico
 
My brother makes the best gray pays un bercon yo've ever tersted!!! My mom passed on the recipe and gave me the recipe for her home - made faggots.... though you can't by a set of lights and any kel at any of the butchers round here anymore!!
 
glynis said:
My brother makes the best gray pays un bercon yo've ever tersted!!! My mom passed on the recipe and gave me the recipe for her home - made faggots.... though you can't by a set of lights and any kel at any of the butchers round here anymore!!
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No chance for me then over here.
My mum liked brains on toast but you can't buy them now, because of the hormones in them I was told. Nan liked cow heel and udder. I wonder if you can buy that. In France I ate pigs snout. And their ox tongue looks like a tongue so I shut my eyes and it tasted nice. The cow's stomach made me feel ill though. Yul. Had to have a large brandy.
 
hi there nico ; you want to try the good old irish stew called codell every think goes in it
even your sausges bacon ; grey peas or get the ones you soak over night in a bowl or basin in a cloth ;
and boil the heart of it and stir until thick ; and dip your skoda bread in it a true home made irish bread ;for get the english tradional bread ith it
best wishes astonian ;;
 
Pomgolian said:
Grey Peas, food for the birds here folks ... Although they eat Pumpkin like it's going out of fashion and I thought when I was a kid that it was only Cow-fodder. LOL

By the way have merged the two threads into one...

Chris/Pom
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G'day Pom. Or don;t thay say that? Nan told me brocoli and flat pea pods what they call mange tout now were fed to the chickens.
Nico
 
Astonian said:
hi there nico ; you want to try the good old irish stew called codell every think goes in it
even your sausges bacon ; grey peas or get the ones you soak over night in a bowl or basin in a cloth ;
and boil the heart of it and stir until thick ; and dip your skoda bread in it a true home made irish bread ;for get the english tradional bread ith it
best wishes astonian ;;
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Hi Asti, I had coddle in Dublin, a long time ago, very tasty it was and Irish Stew in Powers Court Mews, very touristy then, a student played a grand piano on a dias, i had I think soda bread with it, very grey looking, wasn't brown like I buy in Sainsburys here. And not sweet. I also like barmbrack. and potatoes cakes, Do you?
Best Wishes to you too.
Nico
 
glynis said:
My brother makes the best gray pays un bercon yo've ever tersted!!! My mom passed on the recipe and gave me the recipe for her home - made faggots.... though you can't by a set of lights and any kel at any of the butchers round here anymore!!
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I wish I could try some.
Nan called spare rib chops sparrak chops, she got some funny looks when she moved here.
We took some friends out to a pub near here and one had faggotts, they didn't like them and ask the chef and he said they were made with beef offal! huh?
 
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