Artifact: Peas
Materials: Peas
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Collection: Bill Ebbesen via WikiMedia Commons
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Ledger Entry: Peas
Department: Local Payment
Customer: Jack Sawyer
Ledger Page: 233
Imported From: Produce would have been locally grown
Product Description
Peas were used in both upper and lower class dishes in England. European explorers brought both sweet peas and field peas to Colonial America. These were used in soups, porridges, and puddings.
Citation: Katharine E. Harbury, Colonial Virginia's Cooking Dynasty (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2004);; Andrew F. Smith, ed., The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007).
Historical Price: 13 shillings, 6 pence; Modern USD: $
Product Variations
Ramsay occasionally took payment in goods rather than currency. Peas appear twice as a payment to Ramsay. These ranged in price from one shilling two pence to thirteen shillings six pence.
