Winnie

Does anybody know where I can buy dried marrowfat mushy peas, pleeeaasssseeeeeeeee!!!!!

I've seen the small cans of mushy peas but at over $3 each I won't be buying them, besides they don't taste the same. I have such a craving for pie and peas...........can anyone help???????

sky

Now you've gone and got me craving them too

I only know that the british food shops stock them but I've not seen them in the normal supermarkets unfortunately

annaerb

My Mum buys a dried peas from New World. She calls them blue peas. Not sure of the actual name but will ask her and get back to you.

sky

Praying they will be mushy peas and I can find them in our NW now

Winnie

Thanks for that, pie and pea supper very soon hopefully!

Sorry to start your craving Sky, where's the british shops?

BEVS

You could try this link.

http://www.theenglishcornershop.co.nz/products.htm

Not sure if it will have what you are after and at a reasonable price. Worth a try.

cottageinthesky

Try Cool Britannia in Taranaki Street www.coolbritannia.co.nz tel 04 802 1070

Winnie

Wow, thanks for that, shall be there tomorrow. Quess what we're having for tea tomorrow?

cottageinthesky

Have you bought a bacon hock - dead cheap from most supermarkets - and made pea and ham soup - split peas, not marrowfat - another taste to take you back...

SarahB

Oh I love pea and ham soup!! Got any good recipes??

Sarah

Winnie

Just found this one on the net:
http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/r...412073-r01.asp

Enjoy!

SarahB

Thats a nice easy recipe....thanks!!! I used to buy it in tins from Tescos but cant remember which make it was.... might have even been Tescos own.

cottageinthesky

Try this one ... from Annabelle White's "Best Recipes" - great kiwi recipes - this uses the whole hock, so gives an incredible flavour and texture ;

Put 2 cups split peas, 8 cups water, 2 bay leaves and whole bacon hock in stock pot and cook gently for 2-3hours. Add more water if it looks dry.

Peel and chop 4 carrots and 2 onions and put in a food processor - chop into fine dice. Put into stock pot and cook for a further hour - add black pepper to taste.

Remove bacon hock and strip meat from bone - put meat back into pot with loads of chopped parsley - taste and salt, if required. Be careful - bacon hock is salty to start with - never add salt to dried peas/beans to start with, otherwise they don't cook down.

Using the whole bacon hock makes a huge difference. You need a really large, proper stock pot.

Anyone up for trying mussel chowder - green-lipped mussels are cheap as chips here!!

sky

Just the look of them puts me off

cottageinthesky

I know.... !! In this recipe, they are whizzed up in a blender, so it's easy on the eye, but you get a wonderful, seaside flavour and all that zinc and minerals - all for around $3 a kilo!

Mussel - or tuatua - fritters are the same - great for the barbecue!