Grandma'S Sugar Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (16 oz.) cans sweet peas
3 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. black pepper
pinch of salt

Preparation

Make a roux with butter; add flour until thickened.
Add juice of peas to roux.
Bring to a boil, then add sweet peas, sugar, salt and pepper.
Boil again and simmer until tender.
(To help thicken, squash about 2 tablespoons peas on side of pot and stir.)