Alpo Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 And if you do, what is it? When I was a kid we always had collard greens and dried black-eyed peas. This was, supposedly, to ensure you had money throughout the year. The greens was greenbacks. I guess the peas were supposed to be coins. Probably why I have always been broke, as I despise both collards and dried black eyes. Then one day I'm reading this story, and it's a Cajun making his new year dinner. With his dried black eyes he had cabbage. Same reason - green equals cash. But different green vegetable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We always have black eyed peas New years day. Love em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I don't traditionally eat anything green. Pickles, asparagus, peas, and a few others are not really considered green in my house. (My house, my definitions.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We have a tradition of Corned Beef and Cabbage on NYE. Not because cabbage is green but because we like corned beef and cabbage on NYE. It's our tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 last new year's eve I ate some ham that turned out to be green and fuzzy. welcomed the new year speaking to the porcelain throne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I was told that’s a southern tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 In this house, it's Hoppin John on New Years. Not sure about the green???? And, the black eyes peas are supposed to signal bonus fortuna for the coming year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Hoppin' John. I was raised by black servants during WW II with my Dad in the South Pacific and my Mom running Traveler's Aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I eat "Mess o Greens" all year. That's greens" collards, mustards, turnips and kale, garlic onions diced turnips with ham, bacon, and andouille sausage. That's pretty d----ed green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I would die if somehow I was forced to become a vegan. Now, cannibalism especially vegans... Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The only green I seem to be eating these days is money itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 And if you do, what is it? When I was a kid we always had collard greens and dried black-eyed peas. This was, supposedly, to ensure you had money throughout the year. The greens was greenbacks. I guess the peas were supposed to be coins. Probably why I have always been broke, as I despise both collards and dried black eyes. Then one day I'm reading this story, and it's a Cajun making his new year dinner. With his dried black eyes he had cabbage. Same reason - green equals cash. But different green vegetable. Usually collard or turnip greens. Usually fixed with the bone from the Christmas ham. The collards have tasted pretty good this year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it will probably be collards for New Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 We follow the old Southern New Years Day tradition of blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl (pronounced “hog-jaw”) along with collard greens and cornbread. The peas and hog jowl are to show your humility and the collard greens stand for all the money you are going to make for the rest of the year. To round out the meal, we have a ham, some rice, and an apple pie (since we don’t have a source for guavas to make guava cobbler.) All served with sweet tea of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Does leftover Christmas ham count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Last months leftover pizza.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 No, but I bet those who have too much to drink on NYE wake up green themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I was told that’s a southern tradition. You mean barfing? I thought that was pretty universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 For us it's black eyed peas and any greens. The type of greens doesn't matter. Most of my family eats collard or mustard greens. I eat spinach because I actually like that. Some in my family throw a penny into the pot of beans. I do not think that's a good idea. Maybe if it was a copper penny it would be OK. To be fair, for all I know they have a copper penny they keep just for this purpose. This year I'm overseas. I asked the camp boss about it and he said he was trying but having a hard time finding any black eyed peas. He said they'd probably have cabbage for greens and if black eyed peas aren't located, maybe some red beans and rice. But we will definitely have greens and beans of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 We always had ravioli or lasagna, Italian tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Blackeyed peas with some bacon. I have to admit though that we ate them 2-3 times a week anyway. If you grew up in western Texas like me you either ate them, pinto beans, or starved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 You mean barfing? I thought that was pretty universal. You don't like it? Good. More for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 My wife and I follow our parents tradition of having blackeyed peas. All else is optional. My father, father-in-law, and mother-in-law all grew up in Oklahoma. My mother, California. But every New Year's Day, our families had blackeyed peas for good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muley Gil SASS # 57795 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 As we speak, I'm cooking black eyed peas. It usually takes 3-3 1/2 hours to cook up a mess of peas. Tomorrow, I'll cook some collards and a skillet of cornbread. Both the black eyed peas and collards are seasoned with hog jowl. I use Martha White's Hot Rize for the cornbread. I prefer either mustard or mixed greens, but collards are good too. EDIT: It's now 8:55 PM and my BE peas are done. YUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cowboy Small Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Every year . Black Eyed Peas for good luck . Cabbage for money . We'll have cabbage 3 different ways tomorrow . Slaw, boiled and fried with bacon . CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Funny - I'm from SC and never had this tradition growing up. MIL did. Love me some turnip greens & black-eyed peas but Petey won't eat them. My Dad once brought me a little mess of black-eyed peas & watched while I parboiled them for freezing & labeled them 'field peas'. He asked me why. I told him 'because petey will eat field peas.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Oh and I almost forgot. The animals all have to eat a black eyed pea too. My wife claims that all of her cats who failed to eat any part of a bepea on nyd died that year. The current cat will usually lick it once or twice and I guess that's good enough. We didn't even try to make the fish eat one and it didn't make the year either. But I think that poor sucked was doomed either way. Funny thing, it's not hard to get the dogs to eat one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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