Mamy; you're a Boltonian? (or Notlob, as Monty Python had it - "It's a palindrome"!) We have a neighbour in France who comes from Bolton - he remembers Haigh Hall.
Mamy, did you make your own black peas? The ones at the fair were really special; served in a chipped mug with an alloy spoon in a tent - vinegary and peppery and sludgy at the bottom if you were lucky.