I accidently bumped my system unit a few months ago - HARD!! the pc rebooted itself and things seemed normal although programs took longer to load themselves. After a defrag it seems to work better although some unusual stuff "be happening". XP no longer supports SCANDISK. Can bumping my disk...
Before I cook black eye peas I cook the meat I am using for seasoning first. Then I parboil the dry peas (bring them to a boil) with a little baking soda in them to extract some of the gas from the peas.
Next I pour them into a strainer and run cold, cold water over them to remove the baking...