Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Ah, good question, Tom! It looks to me like they're harvested "green," more or less like "English peas" -- or probably either way, depending on how you want to use them. Hope one of our Southern friends will answer this!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion