▁brown ▁or ▁p ige on ▁pe as ▁( but ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁tropical ▁p ige on ▁pe a ▁C aj anus ▁c aj an ), ▁and ▁black ▁or ▁grey ▁bad gers , ▁are ▁small , ▁hard ▁brown ▁pe as , ▁first ▁recorded ▁during ▁Elizabeth an ▁times . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁" Car lin " ▁comes ▁from ▁" Car ling ▁Sunday " ▁or ▁" C are ▁Sunday " ▁after ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁New castle ▁were ▁saved ▁from ▁star v ation ▁in ▁a ▁sie ge ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 7 ▁or ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁when ▁a ▁ship ▁arrived ▁from ▁Norway ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁these ▁pe as ▁on ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁class ed ▁as ▁a ▁her itage ▁or ▁he ir lo om ▁variety , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁medieval ▁m ush y ▁pe a . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁sweet ▁pe as . ▁The ▁plants ▁grow ▁to ▁about ▁six ▁feet ▁high , ▁with ▁white ▁and ▁pur ple ▁flowers . ▁The ▁pod s ▁fill ▁with ▁small ▁brown ▁pe as ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁fresh , ▁or ▁d ried . ▁ ▁Car lin ▁pe as ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁d ish ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁C umb ria . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁traditional ▁st ap le ▁of ▁Car lin ▁Sunday ▁( the ▁Sunday ▁before ▁Pal m ▁Sunday ). ▁ ▁Car lin ▁pe as ▁are ▁bo iled ▁until ▁tender , ▁and ▁often ▁then ▁f ried