Green Peas.
Put them into plenty of boiling water, with a little sugar and a sprig or two of mint.
Boil gently with the lid off the saucepan for twenty minutes or more, according to their size and age.
Drain them in a colander.
Then put them into a saucepan with a little piece of butter, a teaspoonful of castor sugar, pepper and salt, and shake them over the fire for a minute or two.