We can eat the whole thing? My mom told me to shell them, and the people I got 'em from said to, as well! Well, I'll be.
I have a freaking ton of these things. Should I maybe shell some, and keep some in the pod to cook tonight?
Miss Prissy, what is that 2nd step there in your instructions?
I don't know what possessed me, other than the fact that my daughter liked the look of them, but I bought a mess of purple-hull peas at the farmers' market today, and I'm shelling them now, with ZERO idea of what to do with them. I've never cooked black-eyed peas, either, so all the people...