Anybody with a lick of sense knows that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a tradition that we hold near and dear in the sunny Southland.
Every year for the past 20 years or so, on the last Wednesday on the calendar, I’ve championed my recipe for a classic dish that many of you have come to enjoy with great impunity on the first day of the new year.I’m not sure from which dusty corner of my mind that it sprang. But it was definitely a long time ago. I was searching for a creative way to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day and it just sort of happened.
To do so ensures good fortune in the coming year, and I would not think of challenging this tradition. It goes hand-in-glove with eating something green on the first day of the year as a way of seeing to it that you will be blessed with monetary wealth, too. History is silent as to what sort of greens, but collards, cabbage, turnip greens and even kale are good choices.
At the core of the tradition, however, is black-eyed peas. And based on your responses over the years, Hoppin’ John is a popular way to enjoy this tasty legume.Add a pone of cornbread to this menu and you will truly have a Happy New Year.
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