SteveStrummerUK
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Mushy Peas
It's cold and dark at Strammy Towers and the wind is terrible... The weather's not too good either. Now, after his long day badger-tickling and fox-wolfing down in the lower fields, I've given Jeeves the evening off to visit his dear old mother in the local asylum (to whence I had her certified last year for stealing an ant from the top field). Anywho, all this means that I'm cooking for myself this evening. Sadly the rain has turned the croquette lawn into a quagmire so instead of eating Al Capone I'll be taking tea in the studio. Obviously I haven't got a clue how to cook the stuff Jeeves comes up with so I've settled on fish fingers, mashed potato and mushy peas. Which leads me to the question - when you have mushy peas, how do you 'source' them: - From a can
- Frozen variety
- Make 'em yourself
My dear Grandma used to make her own and they were delicious, although a little time consuming to make. Any input would be gratefully received.
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Re:Mushy Peas
2009/11/12 13:27:44
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The only pees I do is in the terlit.
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I think mushy peas come fresh from a frozen can. They can be composed into mush once you thaw the can, and then run them over with a toy train driven by an engineer who moonlights as a musician.
That how my nana used to do it I think.
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2009/11/12 13:42:43
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I have the solution Steve.
Get some spuds boiling for the mash
Put the oven on and get the fish fingers a-cookin'
Leg it to the chip shop (you only got 20 mins, so don't stop in The Bombardier's Palace for the quick one), order pie, chips and mushy peas.
Leg it home, sharpish
Lightly toss the pie & chips into next doors garden
Serve with a garnish of thick-sliced white bread
Mmm!
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2009/11/12 13:59:48
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The only pees I do is in the terlit.
My upper-class acquaintances refer to it as the 'crepper' or the 'shet-hice' 
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2009/11/12 14:03:44
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Ok, but what are these mushy peas and where can I get some?
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I have the solution Steve.
Get some spuds boiling for the mash
Put the oven on and get the fish fingers a-cookin'
Leg it to the chip shop (you only got 20 mins, so don't stop in The Bombardier's Palace for the quick one), order pie, chips and mushy peas.
Leg it home, sharpish
Lightly toss the pie & chips into next doors garden
Serve with a garnish of thick-sliced white bread
Mmm!
The perfect recipe Ian! I'd take it one step further though - I'll throw the frozen fish fingers and the unpeeled spuds at next door's cats, make certain I spend a few hours in the pub, then order the meal from the chippy  I'll bet a can of Batchelors is another thing you miss out there?
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2009/11/12 14:15:26
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Ok, but what are these mushy peas and where can I get some?
Beag, these are peas which are.... er.. um.......... mushy Normally ordered as a side dish with cod & chips from the local chippy or as a perfect accompaniment to faggots and mash, a real delicacy: 
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holy guacamole, batman! I think that looks more like what space cowboy's parrot wouldn't eat!!!
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2009/11/12 14:28:06
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holy guacamole, batman! I think that looks more like what space cowboy's parrot wouldn't eat!!!
Yeah, they don't look great but the taste is sublime  Here we see them served with the tradition faggots & mash with gravy:  PS, any minute now Space will point out that faggot means something different across the pond while posting his stock image of 'Spotted Dick' sponge pudding!!
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What is this 'Spotted Dick' you speak of and how can Morris get some? Cuz I'll tell you, I don't want any part of that stuff. 
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what are faggots over there?
there are only 2 things I can think of that they would be, one is a cigarette, the other is politically incorrect to say!
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2009/11/12 14:42:02
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Used to be a term for a bundle of sticks or twigs used to light a fire.
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Used to be a term for a bundle of sticks or twigs used to light a fire.
Oh yeah! I forgot about that use of the word!
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Nah, you must mean: A bundle of iron bars, esp a box formed by four pieces of wrought iron and filled with scrap to be forged into wrought iron.
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Jeeze, I had no idea Faggot or fagot may refer to: - Faggot (slang), a pejorative for gay and effeminate men, or those presumed to be gay and effeminate.
- Faggot (food), a British meatball commonly made of pork offal
- Faggot (volume), an archaic unit of measurement for bundles of sticks
- Faggot (wood) (or fagot), bundle of sticks or branches
- Faggots (novel), a novel by Larry Kramer
- Faggoting (metalworking), a metalworking technique
- Faggoting, a knitting term (see Basic knitted fabrics#Faggoting)
- Faggot stitch, a traditional embroidery stitch also known as Straight Open Cretan
- Ashen faggot (or ashton fagot), a British Christmas tradition
- Fire and Faggot Parliament, an English Parliament of 1414
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2009/11/12 16:09:16
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Exactly Shad - the Coffee House is a great place to learn and share knowledge  He he - I noticed you put the 'pork offal' bit in bold type! It's true that over here the only part of a pig they can't use is its squeak
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I'll bet a can of Batchelors is another thing you miss out there?
Not so keen on Batchelors Steve..maybe a nice bowl of Heinz Cream of Tomato with a big dollop of HP Sauce and some ground black pepper..now you're talking!
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2009/11/12 16:19:06
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WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO PEAS????? I love peas! I love Green Beans! I love Broccoli! But, Oh! I can't stand them if they're overcooked! I can't even eat vegetables at my mother-in-law's house.... She cooks everything all day (She's a sweet and lovely Mississippi lady, but golly, I can only eat tender-crisp)! I have to raid the fridge at night for some raw carrots...... or have my husband take us to Soup Plantation/Sweet Tomatoes for a veggie fix....
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WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO PEAS????? I'm gathering it's how the Brits roll. I may have to reconsider my trip to the UK next year if it gets any uglier than mushy pees with faggots and 'Spotted Dick'. 
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WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO PEAS?????
I'm gathering it's how the Brits roll.
I may have to reconsider my trip to the UK next year if it gets any uglier than mushy pees with faggots and 'Spotted Dick'.
But there is a compulsory visit to the local 'chiperie' when you come. You've never lived until you've sampled sitting in a rain shelter with a plastic mac on overlooking the sea during one of the most miserable of days sampling the local caught fish, c/w with chips, mushy peas and a whalley. It is what the British summer was designed for. I know just the eaterie for proper faggots and spotted dick too.
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But there is a compulsory visit to the local 'chiperie' when you come. You've never lived until you've sampled sitting in a rain shelter with a plastic mac on overlooking the sea during one of the most miserable of days sampling the local caught fish, c/w with chips, mushy peas and a whalley.
It is what the British summer was designed for.
I know just the eaterie for proper faggots and spotted dick too.
And a compulsory visit to the balti belt is in order When I was pretending to be a student at Brum Uni, I fancy I must have become aquainted with every curry house in Selly Oak And some of those I recall visiting back then are still going strong today. Oh, and a decent donner kebab must be in order too.... Sheesh Ed, you'll be going home a 'new' man! ... to be more precise about 7 stone heavier than the 'old' man
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to be more precise about 7 stone heavier than the 'old' man Will I be able to carry those on or will I need to check them in at the Airport? BTW, if I have to eat the foodstuffs you guys have outlined here I'll go home 14 stone lighter. I'm certain I would not be able to keep any of that stuff down. I am not an adventurous eater nor do I even experiment with foods. You all will be appalled at my limited (~6 year old) pallet.
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This might get me banned if I posted it directly, but I had to go and look up what offal actually was.
Showing pigs in bondage like that does not seem to be a TOS violation, best I can tell.
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Re:Mushy Peas
2009/11/12 18:45:49
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WOW! This must be the most helpful thread in all of time....
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WOW! This must be the most helpful thread in all of time....
I got 5.
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Re:Mushy Peas
2009/11/12 18:55:21
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Well.... It's not ME doing it. I can't even figger out how to do so????
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