History lesson: After the fall of Rome, the technology of bread-baking was forgotten in Europe until crusaders brought it back from the Middle East. For the intervening centuries, the main staple of European peasants was boiled grain or legumes, hence Goldilocks’ preoccupation with porridge. “Pease” was the original word in English for what we now call a (lone, singular) “pea”, but because it sounded plural, “pease” morphed into “pea” with a new plural “peas”. (The word “cherry” has a similar history.) The medieval peasant hovel would typically have a pot of porridge simmering for days at a time; no telling what pease porridge must have been like after nine days.
Hadn’t thought about Johnny Cakes for a long time, but my Mom made them for us all the time. I liked them best covered with corned beef gravy……now that was good eating!
I read that the “Hot Dog” made its first appearance at the 1893 Colombian Exposition in Chicago. At the same time and place, R. T. French introduced a mild, salad style mustard. Someone put the two together and the rest is history.
Dirty Dragon about 5 years ago
Pease porridge hot (for breakfast), Pease porridge cold (for lunch). Pease porridge in the pot nine days old (Yuk!)
Tossle Premium Member about 5 years ago
So is that where….’ Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot 9 days old’… came from.
Enter.Name.Here about 5 years ago
I’m almost 60, and only today I learned of “Johnny cake” (cornmeal flatbread). We never stop running into new things.
Mr Nobody about 5 years ago
All EB is asking is give pease a chance.
pschearer Premium Member about 5 years ago
History lesson: After the fall of Rome, the technology of bread-baking was forgotten in Europe until crusaders brought it back from the Middle East. For the intervening centuries, the main staple of European peasants was boiled grain or legumes, hence Goldilocks’ preoccupation with porridge. “Pease” was the original word in English for what we now call a (lone, singular) “pea”, but because it sounded plural, “pease” morphed into “pea” with a new plural “peas”. (The word “cherry” has a similar history.) The medieval peasant hovel would typically have a pot of porridge simmering for days at a time; no telling what pease porridge must have been like after nine days.
ccomebacktour about 5 years ago
Monty + Moondog, 2 PEAS in a pod !
Egrayjames about 5 years ago
Hadn’t thought about Johnny Cakes for a long time, but my Mom made them for us all the time. I liked them best covered with corned beef gravy……now that was good eating!
William Bednar Premium Member about 5 years ago
Johnny Cakes are really good.
Totalloser Premium Member about 5 years ago
Joey Chestnut is the real American hero on the 4th of July. Trump should invite him to the White House when he wins another Mustard Belt of Thursday
aimlesscruzr about 5 years ago
The hot dog as we know it (on a bun) was “invented” in the middle of the 19th century. But sausages have existed for millenia…
Billy Yank about 5 years ago
I read that the “Hot Dog” made its first appearance at the 1893 Colombian Exposition in Chicago. At the same time and place, R. T. French introduced a mild, salad style mustard. Someone put the two together and the rest is history.
parkerinthehouse about 5 years ago
maybe they just hadn’t discovered yeast yet – all the bread was probably flat bread like chapati
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
See what things you forget when the Time Travel devices aren’t working?