And then there was buttermilk. But this wasn’t the staunchly tangy stuff that you buy in a carton for making waffles, and then sits in the recesses of your refrigerator, separating, growing more sour, until the carton begins to emit a peculiar odor. No, this buttermilk was pleasingly watery, ever so mild, with just a hint of tang hitting you in the back of the throat. Daniel Patterson’s butter article, also gave a recipe for chilled pea soup with mint, utilizing the newly made buttermilk. With the butter being such a success, I was sure that the pea soup would be delightful. Well, sometimes things don’t work out as planned. They work out even better.
I went to the Union Square Greenmarket on a gorgeous, and busy Saturday, set on purchasing my peas of choice. Well, I should have remembered that one never goes [...]
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