On Oct 29, 6:07*am, Gary > wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
> > I've never seen brown peas before. *If I did, I must have thought they
> > were something else. *When I have a ham bone, I use split peas which
> > are green - or any of a dozen or more other beans to make soup.
>
> They must have sold them more often back in the early 60's? *When I was a
> kid (elementary school), pea-shooters were popular with us fellows. *It was
> just a large diameter plastic straw that came with a supply of "ammo." *We
> used to get more ammo from the grocery store...one pound bags of nice round
> tan peas.
>
> I've also wondered about that because I never see them in the grocery store
> anymore.
>
> Gary

They were probably pigeon peas. Mostly you fund them where people
make peas and riceo on a regular basis. More Caribbean oriented
foods. Here's a pic.

http://www.trimurtigroup.com/images/...uct_pigeon.jpg