Margaret Holmes, Seasoned Field Peas & Snaps, 15oz Can (Pack of 6)

These are really goooood!

These have been a favorite of mine since childhood. I remember my mom fixing these for our supper many times. They are pricey here, but hard to find in the stores. These field peas are really good, I still enjoy them.

The flavor is great with this product. But the 2 of the 6 cans were extremely dented. The shipping box was not torn so am left to wonder how these got so dented

I cannot find these beans in the store anymore, and I like them very much so I was very glad to find them on Amazon. Thank you for having them.

We order from Amazon because they are always out of stock at our local grocery store. I like to keep them in the cabinet. A fan favorite.

I grew up in SC and now I live far from home. Field peas are a favorite of mine but you can’t find them where I live now. I grew up eating Hoppin’ John made with dried field peas every New Year. With these seasoned field peas, you just mix a little cooked rice in them and you have Hoppin’ John in minutes any time of year!

All my life I have loved black-eyed [field] peas.Mom & Grandma would cook em up from scratch.After I left home, I shopped & tried several brands of black-eyed peas.But all of them are, apparently -- insipid: overcooked, mushy, lacking in flavor & texture.Then, in recent decades, I discovered these "Margaret Holmes SEASONED Field Peas & Snaps".And they are addictive -- I got hooked years ago!Sometimes I would make a meal of just a can of these babies!Drain em, heat em up -- & enjoy!And I would add them to all kinds of dishes.Over the last few decades, I have ingested some probably most days of the weekAnd I never wondered until lately how that flavor was achieved!You see, MSG is a dynamite flavor enhancer -- you could look it up!These are the major ingredients as listed in really tiny print on the label, in order of volume of occurrence -- Prepared Field peas Water Snaps [green beans] Monosodium Glutamate [= the notorious MSG]Then there are 10 more ingredients, in diminishing quantities.For many years I have had a lot of arthritic issues, including a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Recently, I seem to have over-dosed on the MSG, by saving the delicious drained liquid from each can.And I would add that to other dishes -- soups & the like, whatever; I was kind of double-dosing.And most recently, I have several arthritic & gout-like attacks, such that I could not even sleep.The pain in my hands & wrists & thumbs, & even a fore-arm & a shoulder, was intolerableI could not use my hands or arms to drive -- & I needed ... help ... in the bathroom.So I had to ask somebody to drive me down to the local Quick Care for emergency relief.That occurred 3 times -- & I got relief with a cortisone shot & 2 dosages of Prednisone.The kind folks down yonder also helped me with a sling & a forearm/hand brace.That was when I started to research my diet, & I changed some items.The effective change seems to have been quitting the cans of delicious field peas: cold turkey.And now I have been symptom-free for over a week.Do you think the folks down at the Margaret Holmes outfit have maybe hinted a bit about this product?Please note the emphasis in the title/name on the can: the word "SEASONED" appears in all caps.Is that a subtle warning?Also in the label listing -- What does "Prepared" mean in "Prepared Field Peas"?Do they soak the dry beans in a saturated solution of MSG?Now, I have a confession to make -- I bought these in the various stores, & not from Amazon.

Had never eaten these before this year and just love them. I've went as far as to drop some meat in it and call it a simple mans chili.