Posted by Mike (WA) on May 13, 2008 at 08:19:25 from (69.10.198.224):
In Reply to: o/t what is silage posted by Nancy Howell on May 12, 2008 at 10:18:37:
When I was a kid, peas (for human consumption) had long vines, which were cut in the field and hauled to stationary "pea viners" where the peas were extracted. The residue was packed into a silage pile, and covered. Dad bought such a stack when I was probably 5 years old (not in school yet, because I remember going with him to get it). He pitched it on the truck with a pitchfork, then hauled it home and used it for dairy cow feed. There were always some peas that got through the viners, and I discovered that those little pickled peas were pretty good eating. They were pushed flat by the weight of the pile, and resembled aspirin tablets in shape. Dad said it might be best not to mention my eating the peas to Mom, as she might think it would spoil my appetite. (Or more probably, she might come after him with a frying pan for letting me eat those dirty things. Mom just never was "farmy"). My wife, on the other hand, would have been out there pitching with me, until she discovered those little peas, then it would be hard to keep her on task, as she'd be helping the kids find them.
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