ITV Granada Reports. Parched Peas! - Page 2

MUMMIBOO · 11-02-2009, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Taggy

Is this still there? We went to Preston the other week and the Pea and Spud Cart was'nt there anymore, they've been there for years and was looking forward to some. Was someone selling curries though!

I've known them as both Parched Peas and Black Peas...and not forgetting Pigeon Peas!! Lovely Lovely!!

Best Regards - Taggy

Yep hes still there been there as long as i can remember in fact im in town later might get some with the kids.

Mick · 11-02-2009, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Taggy

Is this still there? We went to Preston the other week and the Pea and Spud Cart was'nt there anymore, they've been there for years and was looking forward to some. Was someone selling curries though!

I've known them as both Parched Peas and Black Peas...and not forgetting Pigeon Peas!! Lovely Lovely!!

Best Regards - Taggy

Yes they are still on the Preston market but only of certain days
when we go over we normally get a bag of spuds with 2 little pats of butter and some parched peas great

Taggy · 11-02-2009, 10:49

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Pigeon Pears Taggy; used to get them from the pet shop when I was a lad, well you had to use something in your pea shooter

Ha Ha! Me too Jaysay, used to get em from the Pet Shop on Church Street, then loaded up wi our "ammo" used to catch the Bus to Blackburn and sit right at the back and "shoot" people with em when the Bus set off! Also up Blackburn Market Car Park was a good spot for firing at people, along with the lifts too!!

Best Regards - Taggy

Taggy · 11-02-2009, 10:51

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Originally Posted by MUMMIBOO

Yep hes still there been there as long as i can remember in fact im in town later might get some with the kids.

If you go, check which days he's on!

Best Regards - Taggy

jaysay · 11-02-2009, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Taggy

Ha Ha! Me too Jaysay, used to get em from the Pet Shop on Church Street, then loaded up wi our "ammo" used to catch the Bus to Blackburn and sit right at the back and "shoot" people with em when the Bus set off! Also up Blackburn Market Car Park was a good spot for firing at people, along with the lifts too!!

Best Regards - Taggy

Used to go to the Palace Pictures In Rhyddings Street armed with pea stooters, can remember being turfed out on my ear more than once

MUMMIBOO · 11-02-2009, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Taggy

If you go, check which days he's on!

Best Regards - Taggy

Will do.

forceten · 10-04-2009, 21:52

My daughter has just been to the fair in blackburn with her friends. I asked her to bring me some parched peas back. She said she would, infact she wrote the words parched peas on her hand so she wouldn't forget what they were called.

She came back home to tell me that she had asked at a few stalls but that they didn't sell parched peas, only black peas so she didn't get us any!!

Just goes to show that people call them different names, but that the different names are not associated with each other.

Oh, and to the person who gave me bad karma for calling them parched peas..............thanks

cashman · 10-04-2009, 21:55

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Originally Posted by Taggy

Ha Ha! Me too Jaysay, used to get em from the Pet Shop on Church Street, then loaded up wi our "ammo" used to catch the Bus to Blackburn and sit right at the back and "shoot" people with em when the Bus set off! Also up Blackburn Market Car Park was a good spot for firing at people, along with the lifts too!!

Best Regards - Taggy

used to get mine from the pet shop, were the "Music Box" now stands, anyone remember the name? i can't.

mallard · 10-04-2009, 22:06

they was very good too

jimmi5bellies · 11-04-2009, 09:33

Ive got 2 bags of black peas in my fridge, waiting to be boiled up with an oxo cube.

jaysay · 11-04-2009, 09:50

Remember back in the early 80s playing a pool match at the Castle on Whalley Road, and when it came to support Big Jack rolled out the Black Peas and bread and butter, different

Taggy · 11-04-2009, 09:57

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Remember back in the early 80s playing a pool match at the Castle on Whalley Road, and when it came to support Big Jack rolled out the Black Peas and bread and butter, different

Bet they were better than his curled up butties Jaysay!! He did occasionally do spud pie though!!

Best Regards - Taggy

Mancie · 11-04-2009, 10:03

I remember going down the fair at the old accy buses carpark..i think it was only on once a year.. could have been easter..they sold cups of black peas and vinegar for pennies..loved em..and loved the motown they played on the "speedway".

cashman · 11-04-2009, 10:28

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Originally Posted by Mancie

I remember going down the fair at the old accy buses carpark..i think it was only on once a year.. could have been easter..they sold cups of black peas and vinegar for pennies..loved em..and loved the motown they played on the "speedway".

nah mancie was just before easter, it moved to blackburn every easter, i worked the speedway, but that was "RoyCs" days.

Mancie · 11-04-2009, 10:33

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Originally Posted by cashman

nah mancie was just before easter, it moved to blackburn every easter, i worked the speedway, but that was "RoyCs" days.

was that the same fair that they had on some rough ground near Ewood Cashy?.. i think it must have been late 60's but could have been anywere in Blackburn.. my memory is all but booted!