Coiv-peas and Their Uses. Cress 85 



the laborer. They constitute a most nourishing as well 

 as a wholesome food. 



The Black-eyed variety, of which there are two types, 

 differing only in the size of the bean and in earliness, 

 has become a standard article in the stocks of family 

 grocers. This is a kidney -shaped white pea with a black 

 eye. 



The Mush pea, so called from the fact that when 

 boiled the individual peas mash into a soft mass, is 

 highly prized for the table, and is also kept in stock by 

 the grocers of our towns and cities. This is a roundish, 

 yellowish white pea of good quality. A small variety 

 known as the Lady pea is also grown for table use. This 

 is neither so productive nor so well flavored as the 

 others. 



The peas are usually boiled with a small piece of side 

 bacon and eaten warm for dinner. They are also used 

 mashed and fried as a breakfast dish. Roasted in the 

 hulls in hot ashes, they make a delicious dish, fit not 

 only "for a king," but, what is better, for the farmer or 

 gardener, who should live on the best the country affords. 

 Black -eyed peas constitute one of the standard crops in 

 my garden and, besides furnishing a choice dish when 

 gathered just before maturity, are used during the winter. 



CRESS 



Cress, sometimes called pepper- grass on account of 

 its crisp, pungent taste. There are many types of plants 

 known as cress. One is found growing spontaneously in 

 pastures in Virginia, which is used either as a boiled or 



