Pea Soup

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Just put together a pot of split pea and ham soup. The smell of it simmering is killing me here, Mmmmmmmmmmmm!
Have the day off today and thought I'd surprise the wife with it when she gets home from work.
Anyone else like Pea Soup?
BTW: I hate eating peas unless they're sugarsnaps or snowpeas. The taste of regular peas is so yucky.

Admin · Oct 12, 2005

I love pea soup.

Adam_MA · Oct 12, 2005

OMG I LOVE pea soup!

My mom always makes up a BIG batch after Easter. Lots of ham and oh so full of creamy goodness!!

Damn you Jon you are making me hungry now!

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Adam_MA said:
Damn you Jon you are making me hungry now!

Hey, you should be here smelling it all afternoon!
I need to get a nice crusty bread to go with it now.

Nickle · Oct 12, 2005

Y'all have just screwed up. (Unless you REALLY like pea soup.)

Guess what we'll have when we do a camp out? Yup, homemade pea soup. The XYL loves it, and I don't eat but a little of it.

I like it, but, it doesn't always like me.

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Nickle said:
Y'all have just screwed up. (Unless you REALLY like pea soup.)

Guess what we'll have when we do a camp out? Yup, homemade pea soup. The XYL loves it, and I don't eat but a little of it.

I like it, but, it doesn't always like me.

XYL???? You a ham too Nickle?

jacobtowne · Oct 12, 2005

One of the great soups, pea. No ham in the house, so yesterday I made a kettle of corn chowder using a few ears of late corn from a local farm.
In all humility, I must pronounce it excellent.

JT

Nickle · Oct 12, 2005

Not a ham, just a LOT of involvement in the OLD CB culture, back when you HAD to use call signs (not a "handle") and they actually did "Jamborees. My father was an Avionics Tech in WW2, and a love of radio never left him.

C-pher · Oct 12, 2005

Don't really like Pea Soup. But I make a mean batch of Red Beans and Rice...that kills me as it takes like 8-10 hours and the smell makes me so hungry.

So with that, I know what you're saying.

Nickle · Oct 12, 2005

Red Beans and Rice, or Dirty Rice, I like both. I cheat and use Zatarain's, though.

Walter Smitty · Oct 12, 2005

LOVE pea soup. Went into the mess hall one time while in the Army. Pea soup on the menu. Went back for seconds. Mess Sgt. said " You like this?" I said it was delicious. Had a new buddy.

Nickle · Oct 12, 2005

Walter Smitty said:
LOVE pea soup. Went into the mess hall one time while in the Army. Pea soup on the menu. Went back for seconds. Mess Sgt. said " You like this?" I said it was delicious. Had a new buddy.

You want the recipe for the way THEY make it?

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Well, it's thickening up and I just stripped the bone off. I tasted it and Ohhhhhhhhhhh it's Soooooooooooooooooooo GOOD!!!!

Adam_MA · Oct 12, 2005

Go ahead... Rub it in!

BASTARD!

Adam

Lynne · Oct 12, 2005

I'll eat it, but it's not my favorite. I have a turkey in the oven as we speak.

MrsWildweasel · Oct 12, 2005

Yum, I love pea soup. You didn't make the any homemade bread? For shame.

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Adam_MA said:
Go ahead... Rub it in!

BASTARD!

Adam

And you know what else? My mother just called and told me to come pick up some Portuguese Kale soup she just made!!!

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

MrsWildweasel said:
Yum, I love pea soup. You didn't make the any homemade bread? For shame.

No, I didn't [cry]
I'll ya what though, when I do a beef stew in the Crock Pot, I usually pick up a bread mix and throw it into the machine. Timed so that the bread comes out just before dinner. Warm and soft.

Lynne · Oct 12, 2005

Not to highjack your pea soup thread Jon, however, has anyone tried the Pillsbury corn bread biscuts? Ohmygod...they would go great with your pea soup. Hell...they'd go great with anything.

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Lynne said:
Not to highjack your pea soup thread Jon, however, has anyone tried the Pillsbury corn bread biscuts? Ohmygod...they would go great with your pea soup. Hell...they'd go great with anything.

I like Pillsbury stuff but all of their stuff has that distictive "Pillsbury" taste. Do these? Everyone in this house loves cornbread. I use the real cheap and easy Jiffy Mix in a box. Years ago, I made it from scratch with real cornmeal. Used to get it at the grist mill in Sandwich.
Real stone ground cornmeal, I can smell the Indian Pudding now Mmmmmm

Lynne · Oct 12, 2005

JonJ said:
Real stone ground cornmeal, I can smell the Indian Pudding now Mmmmmm

Oooohhhhh.....i *LOVE* Indian pudding...nice and hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting all over the place.... <sigh> But, to answer your question - no they don't have that taste. They really aren't bad. It's not like real corn bread, it's more like corn bread flavored biscuts. Try them and tell me what you think. Course, REAL corn bread has no comparison if you have the time to make it, but they're pretty good in a pinch.

JonJ · Oct 12, 2005

Thanks for the tip Lynne. We'll have to ry 'em out.
BTW: Went to Mom's and got the Kale soup. She threw in some fresh bread pudding too.
All this food talk, we're gonna be known as Northeast Eaters!

Lynne · Oct 12, 2005

JonJ said:
She threw in some fresh bread pudding too.

<groan> I love that too. How about grape nut custard? My grandmother (may she rest in pease) used to make THE best. I'm starting to salivate on my keyboard....

KMaurer · Oct 12, 2005

Adam_MA said:
Go ahead... Rub it in!

Well, you can always do like I just did nad throw a pound or so of dried peas into a pot of water and chopped up some left over ham. It'll take a while, but that just gives you the time you need to let the bread dough rise.

Ken

MrsWildweasel · Oct 13, 2005

Only problem is I would be making pea soup just for me. No one else will eat it here. [cry]

Moderator · Oct 13, 2005

Pea soup not a fav of mine since the Exorcist.

Nickle · Oct 13, 2005

Went to the local diner last night, and had Jalapeno/Sweet Potato Soup. The cook made up some just for us. Looks like I'll have to bring back some 'shine from Arkansas for him.

Now, that's living.

JonJ · Oct 13, 2005

Lynne said:
JonJ said:

She threw in some fresh bread pudding too.

Click to expand...

<groan> I love that too. How about grape nut custard? My grandmother (may she rest in pease) used to make THE best. I'm starting to salivate on my keyboard....

Oh ya, I make a mean Grape Nut custard. I sometimes make Portuguese sweet rice (rice pudding).

Walter Smitty · Oct 13, 2005

Nickel: I am not sure of the exact procedure but I suspect they cooked it in one of those floor mounted drydocks that seemed to be used for all types of "add water" cooking. Good thing this is a family show otherwise I'd relate a story about baked chicken for the officers mess.

MrsWildweasel · Oct 13, 2005

Ohh, comparing mess hall meals. That could be fun. [twisted]

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