We had to try something once and some things (like liver and onions) weren't optional.  But I think Mom realized that having a kid not eat peas was preferably to having a kid upchuck peas at the dinner table.

If you have a Winco in your area,they carry great ham hocks

Split Pea soup with some hocks is a very fine soup.  Might have to look into that this week.  Will never find hocks, but do have some ham!

I can tell that those of you that don't eat/like green peas did not grow up in a household like the one that I grew up in. Not liking something was never an option. As a matter of fact, Over time, I grew to like them. Split pea soup with ham is now one of my favorites.

We had options in our house.  Stay at the dinner table until you finished it, have it for breakfast the next morning or go hungry.  I quickly realized the last one was not an option for me.

We may have stolen the purpose of this thread however I am very much enjoying the thread.

My Mother was a very simple cook, not many meals in her aresenal. Money wasn’t the issue her lack of childhood cooking and the fact that she was a nursr kept her away many hours. S.O.S. was about once every 2 weeks (chipped beef on toast) I hated it then but have gotten it a few times at a livestock sale barn and I love it. Fried bologna sandwiches were also in the rotation.😀

It was a poor man's meal, just like brisket was also poor person's meal and that's why is many immigrant Jews ate brisket.  Wish I could say the same for today as both are very expensive in my book!  But we all have those meals or dishes from our childhood that we avoid I think.  For me, it is peas.

I can tell that those of you that don't eat/like green peas did not grow up in a household like the one that I grew up in. Not liking something was never an option. As a matter of fact, Over time, I grew to like them. Split pea soup with ham is now one of my favorites.

My wife will not eat peas, however, she has a real dislike for mash potatoes that go back to her very young childhood.  In fact if a restaurant puts them on her plate she will send it.  If my accident mash potatoes touch any part of her meal she will ask for a new dinner.  As a result of her phobia I usually only make mash potatoes on Christmas and New Years.

It depends on the pea for me.  A canned green pea, that is a tough sell and for me can only be used for a mushy pea, which has its place in your British cuisine.  Frozen peas, boy I love them, specially in a cream sauce!

It was a poor man's meal, just like brisket was also poor person's meal and that's why is many immigrant Jews ate brisket.  Wish I could say the same for today as both are very expensive in my book!  But we all have those meals or dishes from our childhood that we avoid I think.  For me, it is peas.

I am with you on green peas. Those things are nasty. We didn't have a lot of money growing up and my mom didn't have a lot of free time either so we ate a lot of cabbage that was cooked in the pressure cooker and got a little salt and butter. I still like it though. My dad grew up as one of nine kids and they always stretched ground beef with oatmeal. So it wasn't just how they did meat loaf. I am an oatmeal in meatloaf guy rather then bread crumb, but my dad also always put oatmeal in hamburgers and the like as well. So I guess they were more of a meatloaf burger, but they were always tasty.