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GambleLady
Posts: 510
Joined: Feb 16, 2018 2:08 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 12:30 pm
count me in
herlis
Posts: 14558
Joined: Oct 13, 2016 6:23 am
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 5:43 pm
On New Years Eve stay away from Firecrackers for your own safety.
webdeb
Posts: 1601
Joined: Aug 30, 2007 3:17 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 5:58 pm
According to legendary Southern food researcher John Egerton’s Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History, black-eyed peas are associated with a “mystical and mythical power to bring good luck.” As for collard greens, they’re green like money and will ensure you a financially prosperous new year. And isn’t that all what we want anyway?
There’s evidence that people ate black-eyed peas for luck as early as 500 A.D. as a part of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. But the tradition of eating black-eyed peas with rice is African in origin and spread throughout the South, especially in the Carolinas, in the form of pilaus or rice dishes simmered for a long time with chicken or shrimp. When black-eyed peas were added to the pilau, it became Hoppin’ John.
If you serve peas with cornbread, it represents gold, and if they are stewed with tomatoes, it symbolizes wealth and health. Although we don’t endorse this practice, some people will even put a penny or a dime inside the pot of peas. Whoever is “lucky” enough to receive the coin will have the most luck for the rest of the year.
You’ll even find black-eyed peas and collards on restaurant menus and daily specials throughout the South as the New Year approaches.
There’s evidence that people ate black-eyed peas for luck as early as 500 A.D. as a part of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. But the tradition of eating black-eyed peas with rice is African in origin and spread throughout the South, especially in the Carolinas, in the form of pilaus or rice dishes simmered for a long time with chicken or shrimp. When black-eyed peas were added to the pilau, it became Hoppin’ John.
If you serve peas with cornbread, it represents gold, and if they are stewed with tomatoes, it symbolizes wealth and health. Although we don’t endorse this practice, some people will even put a penny or a dime inside the pot of peas. Whoever is “lucky” enough to receive the coin will have the most luck for the rest of the year.
You’ll even find black-eyed peas and collards on restaurant menus and daily specials throughout the South as the New Year approaches.
laura8393
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Joined: May 30, 2018 11:22 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 8:22 pm
Happy New Years
lunadelmar
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Joined: Jan 27, 2007 4:31 am
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 8:29 pm
kaska321
Posts: 6
Joined: Oct 13, 2007 6:20 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 9:08 pm
Black eyed peas .....sounds interesting , I think main dish in my family on New Year was champagne and more champagne :-)
Thank you NLN for this contest
Thank you NLN for this contest
TDTAT
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Joined: Mar 11, 2006 7:06 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 10:07 pm
webdeb, Cornbread and black eyed peas go together at my house! 
TDTAT
Posts: 109270
Joined: Mar 11, 2006 7:06 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 10:08 pm
Black eyed peas .....sounds interesting , I think main dish in my family on New Year was champagne and more champagne :-)
Thank you NLN for this contest
I like champagne too!
luckyma55
Posts: 4985
Joined: Mar 23, 2008 11:21 am
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 10:36 pm
My tradition is to sit in my jammies and drink Baileys-laced coffee while watching the Tournament of Roses parade! 
shirlsplay
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Joined: Apr 28, 2010 4:57 pm
Posted: Dec 27, 2018 11:56 pm
Iamnicksnow
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Joined: May 13, 2018 5:44 am
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 9:19 am
I Love NLN contest like this 
Cat50
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Joined: Apr 18, 2017 10:34 am
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 1:14 pm
I am hoping my luck changes in 2019. Been a rough year and glad to see it go 
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. herlis
Posts: 14558
Joined: Oct 13, 2016 6:23 am
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 8:56 pm
Happy New Year!
lunadelmar
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Joined: Jan 27, 2007 4:31 am
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 9:13 pm
shirlsplay
Posts: 17011
Joined: Apr 28, 2010 4:57 pm
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 9:42 pm
Anyone have any plans for New Years Eve