As a side dish — Mysterious Island Peas (Creole Style) (serves 8)
This themed recipe is for an authentic dish cooked in the continental United States during the late 1930s.
• 4 cups young green peas
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cream
• salt, pepper
• 2 egg yolks
Method: Shell and clean the peas. Put them in a saucepan with 3 tablespoons of butter and cook covered, on a low heat for 20 minutes or until tender. Beat the cream and egg yolks together, add a half pinch of white pepper and mix thoroughly with the peas. Add the powdered sugar, stir well, and let all cook together (on a medium flame) for 5 minutes and serve hot.
This recipe is in the public domain and may be used freely.
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