jsharr ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 2, 2022 Quote So do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 2, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 2, 2022 I voted yes but the correct answer is I used to. I had a nice older lady that lived across the way from me. She was originally from Louisiana & would make “Hoppin John” (black eyed peas) for me every new year for good luck. She sold her place & moved some years ago so I haven’t had it in a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 2, 2022 It never occurred to me until I read it here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 2, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2022 I know it's a good luck tradition, but no . I had some nice cinnamon twist bread instead. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 2, 2022 Hoppin’ John, yes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 2, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 2, 2022 Heck no.. they were ok-ish for a band, but I am not into that kind of stuff.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 2, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 2, 2022 I have never eaten them.. Not that I wouldn't. They are just not in my wheel house. Not something I am familiar with. Garbanzo, pinto, black, anasazi, lentil...those are about the only beans I am really familiar with. Don't even say the word lima. I think those are quite gross. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 2, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 2, 2022 Yes always. For the last decade or so, I have made a black eyed pea salad instead of a traditional hot dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 2, 2022 No, but relative to the South, I found two sweet potato pies on the day old shelf after Christmas a and bought both of them. They were very good, and I prefer these over pumpkin pies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted January 2, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2022 No. My family tradition is boiled cabbage, but I don’t eat that either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 2, 2022 No, I’m of the belief that luck is how you make it, not what you eat. I’m not a bep hater, just don’t subscribe to the theory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted January 2, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: I have never eaten them.. Not that I wouldn't. They are just not in my wheel house. Not something I am familiar with. Garbanzo, pinto, black, anasazi, lentil...those are about the only beans I am really familiar with. Don't even say the word lima. I think those are quite gross. This is pretty much my answer as well. Except I don't know what Anasazi is - sounds like the guy from Parks & Rec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted January 2, 2022 It must be a Southern thing. I have been told that the reason Southerners eat black eyed peas, or cow peas, is that when that bastard Sherman burned up the south, he told his troops to leave the peas, as they were fed to livestock and he did not want the animals to starve. Other stories relate to foods the slaves brought from Africa and others still attribute the black eyed peas to Jews that moved to the south. Regardless, black eyed peas, prepared as Hoppin John or other variations relate to good luck and leafy greens like collards represent wealth and have come to be eaten as a tradition in the South on New Years Day to bring luck and prosperity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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