The liquor I always keep,

And in that liquor, before 't is spoiled,

A peck of peas I steep;

When boiled till tender they have been

I rub through a sieve the peas so green.

"Though the trouble the indolent may shock,

I rub with all my power,

And having returned them to the stock,

I stew them for an hour;

Of younger peas I take some more,