I hadn't given much thought in recent years to purple hull peas but I rediscovered them earlier this summer when a gentleman farmer friend of mine dropped off two bags, hulled and ready to cook.

Notes You can use any fresh Southern peas in this recipe, including white acre, purple hull, crowder, black-eye, or zipper. I like white acres, but they're all good. When I cook peas, I always ...

Pack them in quart-size freezer bags and freeze. Otherwise, just go ahead to the recipes below. Purple-hull Peas Makes 6 servings 3 cups fresh purple-hull peas 4 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 ...

Makes 6 servings as a side dish, or 4 as an entrée over rice. Recipe is by Cynthia L. Nobles, who says, “Like most Southern peas, purple-hulls came to the U.S. through the African slave trade ...

Notes You can use any fresh Southern peas in this recipe, including white acre, purple hull, crowder, black-eye, or zipper. I like white acres, but they're all good. When I cook peas, I always ...