Zipper Peas Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 cups fresh shelled Zipper peas 3 cups chicken stock, can substitute water 2.5 ounces salt pork, about 3 slices, chopped 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped 2 cloves ...

By 8:30 a.m., she was already out in the fields, bending over rows of Southern peas. Twenty minutes later, she had filled a 5-gallon bucket with zipper cream […] ...

Lady peas go by a number of names, including lady cream peas, lady cowpeas, conch peas, and zipper cream peas. Related: How to Cook Dried Beans 4 Ways Where to Find Lady Peas ...

Zipper cream peas and pinkeye purple hulls were offered on several occasions at Brooks Farm Produce. Their produce is grown at their farm west of Baker.

Batch by batch, the peas would be blanched, then drained, cooled and piled into plastic bags. From there, they’d go to the deep-freeze in the garage, readily available for a whole year’s worth ...

Butter beans, lady cream peas, zipper peas, crowder peas: many Southerners have distinct memories of these local staples during summertime suppers. That’s because these varieties grow with ...

I think the peas are just about my favorite homegrown vegetable, and they are easy to grow. Black-eyed peas fall in the category of Southern peas or cowpeas, along with crowder peas and cream peas.

Cook a spell. Add onion, salt and pepper and your peas. Cook slow and low, taking care the peas don't burst. Leave as long as three hours — that's what old-timers do — or as little as 30 minutes.

Southern peas require at least 8 hours of direct sun each day. They aren’t terribly picky about soil types but should be planted in areas that drain well. It is ideal to till several inches of ...