Cabbage peas

[Helen Cowan]

I am looking for white cabbage peas. I have been unable to find these peas for several years. Does anyone know the scientific name for these peas? A seed company said that they might be able to order the seed if they had a name other than the common name.
These are the best peas I have ever eaten and I can't understand why I can't find seed?
Helen

[The Helpful Gardener]

Hi Helen

Can't say I've ever heard of this but if we move this to the Veggie Forum we might have better luck...

Welcome!

HG

[rainbowgardener]

I never heard of them either and a google search turned up nothing but cabbage and peas... It's a mystery.

[The Helpful Gardener]

Seems it isn't just a mystery to us either...

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/vpmnews/dec01/art3dec.html

I found quite a few references to Conch peas, citing tenderness and flavor; they are also called cream peas. But no cabbages...



HG

[mcfirefly]

Hi. From the Google search where I found your question:

In the U-FL Vegetarian www.hos.ufl.edu/.../Vegetarian%201996%2 ... 2096-5.pdf dated Ma7 10, 1996, I wish I could copy off this pdf, under the heading Cream Group (Conch):

..Floricream, Sadandy, Cabbage (Bush White Acre), ...

So cabbage peas are also called Bush White Acre peas.

Complet url from the article:

http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/Veget ... 2096-5.pdf

To help you find the article, my search terms were conch peas.

Merry Christmas!

LINDA jOHNSon
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