RExi ..................................................this is my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to my world  Actually - I give all the shops a wide berth- I do the banking - pay the wages - pay the bills and speak to the lovely staff on the phone most days but .............steer clear of anything practical! We bought a new shop in February and I saw it for the first time last week 

I do feel guilty - I have a very hard working husband 

Lori, do NOT accept mushy peas off that Soozy.  They must come from up North, and when I say North, I do not mean just above the Watford Gap, I mean real North, where we stir our peas until they are thick.  People that make sloppy mushy peas should be sent to the tower 

We'll find out 

Right, am gone! I've got mushy peas to dream of    Night all 

Ladies, ladies ... I am going to bed to dream of petit pois with diced panchetta and mini silverskin onions

(I might just have looked that up on the internet )

If you like Sprout - I'll send you some dried peas too ..................I know how to spoil people - especially on their birthday 

Nite nite Sprout, I will dream of Mange Tout........xx

Now that sounds lovely 

NO NO NO, petit pois, with a sprinkle of sugar and a tea spoon of mint sauce mashed and then served over rack of lamb 

I expect to see it on your menus next week

night night all

I'm off to bed too, night all 

but fresh mint ... not that awful bottled stuff surely?

Oooo! I remember now that you were thinking about doing that, but didn't realize you'd actually pulled the trigger. 

Cinds: Did you read the part about how I can't get them here?? Beggars can't be choosers, and I'm looking forward to getting some, even if it means Soozy gets sent to the tower. 

*jumps on aimee's bandwagon

my birthday is in february - too close to valentines day

and grabs another ticket

I did, and I get that you might not be able to get tinned mushy peas, but surely you can buy dried peas and bicarbonate of soda?

*wonders which room to put it in*

It may not be worth a lot of money but it is priceless when it comes to comedy value 

Not dried marrowfat peas.

I like a good laugh.

Yes they are, I just googled 

http://www.englishteastore.com/mushy-peas.html

And if you can't find them, contact the government.  I did laugh at the dry pea & lentil council, I'm sure we have the equivalent.

Yogi, I laugh every time I see the thing.  Well it's either laugh or cry 

I'm busy making bubble & squeak for Mr Cinds, it's years since I did that. 

Brown sauce on the side, is a must, apparently.

Wow! Thanks, Cinds!

I knew you would appreciate it 

And I do! After I've gone through what Soozy sends me, I'll be buying from there. 

Do you have any personal experience with any of the brands on that page?

is it nice? i've never had it 

Yes, 4 out of 5 of them, the only one I haven't experienced is the Erin one 

Aimee, it's delicious.  Left overs fried up in a pan. (mainly from a roast dinner)

 A great idea for using up your left over Sprouts after Christmas Aimee..

Ok....any of them better or worse than another?

Mr Woo loves it (brown sauce a necessity) not really my cup of tea TBH!

Soozy, it's Mr Cinds birthday tomorrow, so this week is 'what ever he wants week'.  

If I don't appear for a week, it means he really got what he wanted for his birthday 

 Keep a shovel and a fully charged mobile with you at all times Cinds!  

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh brace yourself 

I'm a very good wife (I'm painting radiators as we speak but ......................................I'd never promise an 'anything he wants week' .............................i'd probably end up caddying for him (heaven forbid) 

There won't be any left  everyone will be rushing for these soggy little treats when i've done with them 

I'll have too give it a try