Green Peas to Pottage⁹⁹

• Ingredients as above, plus 2 oz/50 g soft white breadcrumbs

Simmer all the peas for 5 minutes, grind the herbs to a paste with the bread, add half the peas to the mortar and grind to a smooth paste, then return all to the remaining peas and stock.

Return to the boil, and simmer for some 5 minutes more until the peas are tender.