Will you be eating black eyed peas today?

[sundog]

[Bronco69]

1. I was invited to a friend's house for black eyed peas today,

but I'm too hung over! :-)

[slor]

2. I thought it was cabbage...

Damn you...why did you not post this sooner!?!

[ohio_liberal]

27. Going the kraut route here too

:shrug:

[goodboy]

3. isn't that more of a southern thing? I eat pork and sauerkraut

[eleonora]

4. can I listen to Black Eyed Peas instead?

:eyes:

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

11. Yeah, I'd rather do that too. n/t

[Dr.Phool]

5. I just put the stuffed cabbage on to cook!!!

[peacebird]

6. i ate the 12 lucky grapes at midnight (Spanish luck)

and i'll shovel in as many black eyed peas as possible today (Southern luck)

i figure we need all the good luck we can find to make it through the year...

tho last night i found myself wondering if i could count all the grapes it took to make that bottle of wine as well.....
:evilgrin:

[LiberalEsto]

7. Herring is lucky too! n/t

[Phentex]

8. Of course! And collards and cornbread too.

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[Individualist]

15. Me too!

Don't forget the hog jowl. :-)

[Phentex]

18. I love that word....

jowl! jowl! jowl! :9

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. Black beans, which are their Cuban cousins.

:)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

10. Is eating black eyed peas on New Year's day

some weird tradition? I was totally unawared of it, if it is. What's a black eyed pea, anyhow? Those look like beans.

[supernova]

13. It's a southern thing

to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's.

It's about wishing for more prosperity. Black-eyed peas symbolize more change in your pocket in the coming year and their accompaniment, collards, symbolizes more paper money.

[n2mark]

12. Yes

I have them on the stove now.

[Cha]

14. I'm eating Organic pinto beans and brown basmati

rice for "good luck"...with tortillas and salsa! Black eyed peas aren't the only harbingers of good luck on New Year's Day.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. I have fresh ones that I got @ Central Market yesterday

to be cooked w/ pork/jalapeno sausage and rice
cornbread, no collards.

although if I am out today and run across some turnip greens I might get them.

[HEyHEY]

17. If I happen to be in a plane crash with them I suppose

[IStriker]

19. At this late stage, I'm convinced NOTHING would change my luck

[RebelOne]

20. Cooked up a pot of them last night and ate 1/2 of it.

Finished them up today. With all of those black-eyed peas in me, I should be full of good luck.

[Phentex]

21. Stand back everyone!

:7

[noel711]

22. Pickled Herring!

It's the Scandinavian thing to do! (I'm one descended from those Godless Swedes.... and i'm a pastor too!)

[Kahuna]

33. Welcome to DU, Reverend!!!

:hi:

[Lex]

23. Black-eyed peas, rice, greens, ham, & cornbread

is what is always on the menu for January 1st!

Yummy!

[Atlas Mugged]

24. NO!!! Never again!

I'm a born and raised Southerner and have eaten Black Eyed Peas (and cabbage) every New Years Day all my life. Today - it's broiled Lobster tails, scallops and Rapini. For once, I'm defying the superstition in hopes of something better. Besides, I live in New York State now, and it's time to drop that silliness.

[cmf]

25. YUCK

I hate all New Years food. Ham, black eyed peas and cabbage. :puke: We're having pizza.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

26. Yes Misunderestimator and I will be...made them yesterday

with collards.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

28. No, and the world may thank me for it.

I started that tradition in 2000. Since then look at what's happened!

I am not eating any this year. I hope to try and reverse the damage I may have caused in the past.

Here's to a legume free New Years Day. :toast:

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. Why would I eat black eyed peas?

:shrug:

I mean they're such a good band... :+

[supernova]

30. I had this rather than black-eyed peas

tequila and lime chicken wings, avacado with fire-roasted salsa on top.

For dessert, I had sugar-free cheescake with some leftover xmas cranberry compote for a topping.

And now, I'm having a very special bottle of champagne I bought for myself last night. :9

[BetterThanJake]

31. First time this year

my girlfriends parents are having a new years party and we are having black eyed peas

[Kahuna]

32. Black eyes peas, rice, ribs, fried chicken, candied yams and

cornbread of course! :9