Ham'n Blackeyes

Norm · January 04, 2004, 04:55:27 AM

To cold and crappy to saw this weekend so Patty was nice enough to make the trip to the grocery store for me.

I let it cook for about three hours and made up some homemade bread while I waited. Boy did the house ever smell good.

I ate so much I was miserable. I told Patty to remind me next time that warmed up baked beans is not a side dish.

I'm staying at least 20' from the fireplace today. :D

Haytrader · January 04, 2004, 07:38:11 AM

This is Mrs. Haytrader. He was telling me about all the replies and posts to blackeyed peas. I used to put up blackeyed peas years ago. After I shelled them I would put them in a pillowcase and put them in the freezer. I would take out the amount that I wanted to cook, wash them, and put them in a pressure cooker with some bacon or ham. My grandmother did it this way but I am afraid the tradition has stopped as my girls don't do gardens.

Jeff · January 04, 2004, 07:53:17 AM

We usually let the beans soak over night before making soup. If we do make it the same day we call it K-Bean soup.

K stands for Killer ;D

Welcome to da board Mrs Haytrader!

L. Wakefield · January 04, 2004, 08:22:19 AM

Lots of great idears. I need to make some baked beans, and I hadn't done the corn bread in a cast iron pan in a long time. Learned that from the ex-mother in law from NC She made it so good. I used to have a mid-sized cast-iron pan. Now all I have is big-uns (pans..) New England baked beans- bacon or salt pork, molasses, onion, a little mustard, a little ginger (helps with the gas)- the husband has a NYrs res to diet- I am not helping any with this kinda thought process. But at least I am getting to eat up the can o poppycock he got for Christmas. lw

Patty · January 04, 2004, 09:01:47 AM

Mrs. Haytrader!

Nice to see you post on the forum...it is a nice place to hang out.

I've seen your woodworking skills, and they are very nice, I bet you cook as good as you saw!

Be patient with the daughters not gardening, I didn't learn about the wonders of a garden until I was in my 30's and the kids were old enough to pull weeds.. ;D

Hope you find the time to post now and then, it is fun to learn from each other's wisdom, and some not so wisdom, posts...

L. Wakefield · January 04, 2004, 09:14:49 AM

Yes, kids and gardening.. mine loved the food, helped shell peas or snap beans or shuck corn with only mild protest- did a *tiny* bit of gardening when very young- ornamental corn, popcorn- and then were persuaded as teenagers to do quality garden work for pay- but it hasn't taken off yet as adults. I think that may come with land ownership. There is a hunger in some of us to make the land produce. I hope it is built into them by their childhood experiences. Theirs was actually richer than mine. I hope it 'takes', eventually. 8) 8) lw

Weekend_Sawyer · January 05, 2004, 07:07:42 AM

Hoppinjon. Thats what Mom used to call Blackeyed peas and rice. Only the single most enjoyable dish I have ever had. We grow lots of Blackeyed Peas and Limas every year. Had a bumper crop this year and put about 40 pints in the freezer. Mom taught me to put them in boiling water for 3 minutes then put them in freezer bags with some of the brine from blanching. They keep for 2 years that way. We put up Corn (off the cob) and limas the same way.

WS