So what is this Black-eyed Peas & Cabbage thing for New Year's?

[Wapsie B]

I've heard of the Black-eyes Peas brining good financial luck in the coming year. But someone today told me that you need to have cabbage too. Which is it? :shrug:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

1. My Dad had to have black eyed peas every New Year's

He'd frankly get upset if someone forgot to buy some and he'd have to run out to the 7-11. But I never heard about the cabbage.

[Wapsie B]

2. Maybe it's a Texas thing.

This person I was referring to is from Texas and told me about the cabbage. I remember hearing about Hopp'n John on New Year's Day to bring good luck with money.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. My father was from Arkansas

He seemed to genuinely believe that he wouldn't make money in the coming year unless he had him some black-eyed peas.

[SoxFan]

12. My wife is from Arkansas

Monticello, to be precise.

I'd never heard of this tradition until I met her.

[WolverineDG]

10. Not in my area of Texas

it's always been black-eyed peas on New Years in my house. :9

dg

[Bossy Monkey]

3. Hoppin' John for good luck, collards for money

Or to demonstrate that you're so superstitious that you'll eat not one but two awful tasting things once a year in hopes of improving your life. http://southernfood.about.com/od/blackeyedpeas/r/bl80308c.htm
http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771226047

[NC_Nurse]

4. No cabbage, collards are the thing.

Hoppin' John and collard greens. That's the ticket.
It represents prosperity - the greens are the paper money and
the peas are the coins. ;)

[supernova]

6. yep, I'm having black eyed peas and collards tomorrow

:9 :9

[NC_Nurse]

8. Me too!

Love collards with peppered bacon and cayenne! Hell yeah! :9

[Wapsie B]

14. MMMMMMMMMM. That sounds good!

I got bacon and cayenne too! :9

[Wapsie B]

7. I got the greens too!

Just looked in my cupboard and I've got a can of Glory seasoned greens. Cool. :)

[NC_Nurse]

9. Yum.

I make'em with peppered bacon, cayenne, garlic and chicken broth.
Hoppin' John with onions, black eyed peas, peppers, seasonings and rice.
Dayum!

[tammywammy]

11. My family always has black-eyed peas and cabbage

Peas are for luck and cabbage for money.


http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/new-year/customs/black-eyed-peas.htm
"A traditional New Year's Day meal throughout the South
This custom is traditional throughout the southern part of the United States. There are some variations; for example, in Texas and in Alabama, cabbage sometimes accompanies the black-eyed peas instead of turnip greens. The black-eyed peas are considered a symbol of good luck; and the cabbage, like the turnip greens, is considered a symbol of money. The cabbage can be prepared in any form; it is sometimes cooked and sometimes served as cole slaw—a salad made with thinly cut, uncooked cabbage."

[Burma Jones]

13. I've heard that the Black Eyed Peas represent coins and the Greens folding money

Growing up though, it was peas for good luck and greens for money......

[WinkyDink]

15. Pork and sauerkraut!

[Wapsie B]

17. That sounds good too!

And put some onions and bacon with the peas and have the perfect New Year's meal.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. it is a Southern thing, we always had slaw but I always thought that was just

because my mom liked slaw with any kind of dried beans.

Tomorrow we are having fresh blackeyed peas with crispy cornbread.

[Wapsie B]

18. I'm gonna mix the peas into a dip and have the greens on the side.

[KamaAina]

19. The Black-Eyed Peas bring good luck?

I have to listen to "My Humps" to get good luck?! Oy. :eyes:

[Wapsie B]

20. Yeah, that's the tradition.

[crispini]

21. I don't think the collards are *required,* but we'll be eating them here!

Will also have:

Ham
Black eyed peas with ham bone
Vegetarian black eyed peas

and we'll be trying Deep-Fried Black-Eyed Pea and Ham Bites with a Sweet Cranberry Dipping Sauce courtesy of Paula Deen ... yum....

[Wapsie B]

23. That last one sounds yummy!

:9

[crispini]

26. Every single one of her recipies start off with...

Now, take a stick of butter.....

I made her Grits Pie, too. We'll see how that is. :bounce:

[Wapsie B]

27. mmmmmmmmmmm Butter!

I like it already. :9

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Blackeyed peas and collared greens

[Wapsie B]

24. Never heard of such a thing until I was in the South.

Then again I grew up with your basic meat'n potatoes type of cuisine, typical in NE Iowa.

[Lex]

25. The "greens" are to represent having a prosperous New Year.

The black eyed peas are for good luck.

[Wapsie B]

28. Ok. I never knew exactly what

they represented.