DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. ORGANIC YELLOW SPLIT PEAS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF CULINARY APPLICATIONS. PEAS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, THOUGH THEY QUICKLY SPREAD TO EUROPE, INDIA AND CHINA. PEAS HAVE USUALLY BEEN DRIED AND THEN COOKED. PEAS BEING EASY TO DRY AND EASY TO STORE WERE A STAPLE FOR MANY EUROPEAN DIETS DURING LONG WINTERS OR TIMES OF FAMINE. YELLOW SPLIT PEAS ARE MADE FROM DRIED, HULLED, HALVED PEAS.