One of the benefits of growing your own vegetables is that you know what "fresh picked" looks and tastes like. So when you buy something that the seller claims is "just picked", and you notice deflated pods, stringyness, loss of crispness, fading color, soft spots - you know the claims are not true. You know that "fresh picked" still has the warmth of the sunshine on it, the bite of all its flavor, the aroma of its essence and perhaps a bit of dirt. My "favorite thing" in the vegetable garden is always what I am harvesting at the moment, just as my favorite thing in the flower gardens is what is blooming. The best of the best? Whatever is picked in the garden and eaten on the spot!
So the peas we purchased at a farm stand were not just picked, but they look great nonetheless. Since mine are still blooming and not yet podded, I was excited to find these so I could start shelling. It takes a lot of shelling to get 3 cups for fresh pea soup, but the extra work seems approriate for a dish that gives so many rewards. I also pulled up a huge amount of mint from my going-to-be melon and squash bed, so it looks like Fresh Pea Soup with Mint is on its way!
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- Karen Blandford
- Sykesville, Maryland, United States
- My little acre of suburbia supports an organic veggie garden, assorted flower borders, me, my husband, one teenage son, a couple of dogs, and a cat. We're a bit green. I cook a lot, or so it seems, using food grown by me or neighbors whenever I can. Let's dish.
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