When I was growing in South Alabama, we used to find the most delicious peas in the summer. Some people called them lady peas while others called them cream peas. Either way, they’re small, whitish-green and very tender. I’ve never found them in the 16 years I’ve been living in Tupelo.
Does anyone know anybody who grows these? I’d love to put some up this summer.
15 Comments
September 3, 2008 at 7:16 pm
You can get them in the freezer section.
October 2, 2008 at 4:15 pm
The only place I see them in or near Atlanta is at small produce trucks. Good luck. They’re the best.
October 3, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Steve, thanks for writing. We’re traveling to Meridian this weekend, Clinton next, and Fayetteville, Ark., after that (our daughter runs Cross Country and we go to her meets). I’ll keep an eye out for roadside stands. Another reader says they’re available in the freezer section and I’ve tried those before, but they just don’t have the same taste I remember from my childhood. Maybe I’m just old.
October 22, 2008 at 11:38 am
I grow them in my home garden in New Albany. The seed can be purchased in at least 2 places in New Albany each spring. The variety I use is ‘Mississippi Zipper Cream’….and yes, they are wonderful. Unfortunately, I didn’t (and won’t) have enough to share…but maybe you could plant your own, they are not hard to grow. Plant around May 1 and harvest around 1 July.
October 22, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I can’t grow anything in my back yard, except for tomatoes in pots, because of one small, but industrious, beagle.
November 17, 2008 at 2:28 am
Take a look at this link..you can grow them yourself
November 17, 2008 at 2:28 am
http://rareseeds.com/seeds/Cowpeas/Lady-Peas
April 15, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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May 27, 2009 at 6:38 pm
I finally found the same canned Lady Peas I ate growing up in Atlanta just recently. The same name brand “Margaret Holmes” different look has them at Kroger. I can’t find the frozen ones.
June 17, 2009 at 2:58 am
they can be found all over nontgomery late june till the end of august call one of the state farmers market i’m sure one of the local venders will be glad to talk to you about shipping
July 5, 2009 at 12:47 pm
harris teeter sells them or used to in the freezer section.
I would like to know if they go by another name.
Thanks, I’ll check Kroger.
July 29, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Ga. State farmers market. I just purchased 6 shelled bushels for $120. 00… at Alexanders produce…
August 9, 2009 at 3:20 am
My husband bought some today at the Farmer’s Market in Memphis at the Agricenter. He paid $6 per pound. We’ve seen them out there every year but were unfamiliary with them, so he got some today for us to try. They sound yummy!
August 9, 2009 at 11:09 am
Cook them in a small pressure cooker with some with Salt, Pepper and a Boullion cube for about 15 minutes, otherwise in a small pan on the stove for an hour. Good luck. Mike.
August 27, 2009 at 1:32 am
I, too, bought some lady peas and whipple peas at the farmer’s market while visiting Memphis last weekend. I need to cook them, so if anyone has a favorite recipe, I’d love it. One question – do lady peas have a spot, like a black-eyed pea or are they a really little solid-color pea?