Ruminations
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I live in the north and had only eaten okra in restaurants.I have not heard of white peas.My daughter lives in Georgia and she now cooks okra. I've never even had it!
I'm always sad when the farmers' markets close for the season. My two favorite ones are closing later this month. Some stay open year-round but I usually change my shopping routine and hit the grocery store for produce in the winter.
but the food pantry I work in, which distributes a great deal of food purchased from or donated by local farmers, had a huge amount of okra, with much leftover.
we volunteers sometimes get some of the un-distributed food, especially perishables.
i asked, great, how do I prepare it? another pantry worker was like, prepare it? You eat it. He picked up one by the stem and demonstrated.
I did the same as he told me childhood stories of hours outside grabbing okra from EVERYWHERE anything could grow and eating it.
it's delicious, very healthy and very packable for on the go meals.