Black Eyed Peas & Greens?

[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Black-eyed peas and fish was what I knew about growing up.

If it was a southern thing, it was something my family adopted-- and my family doesn't have southern connections.

There's a family in my community who have fish with their meal, and also add a quarter to their bowl of peas. Whoever gets the quarter, will have luck in the new year. I had never heard of the fish and quarter until I met them.

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

We normally have black eyed peas, boiled cabbage and cornbread, but this year I order a cheese pizza, and for my husband an all meat. I didn't cook this year,

WHOA!!! You really did break outta the norm!!! LOL!!

[T.J.]

Was born in the south, transplanted to NW Indiana at age of 6 for 12 years. Have done the New Years thing both places. Black-eyed peas (w/ hog jowl) & greens must be a southern thing. Unless you are southern, living north! The 12 years I lived in Indiana, my family was among the few we knew who did the peas/greens thing. A lot of the New Year customs that went on around us seemed more geared to whatever the ethnic make-up of the family. We lived in a cultural "melting-pot." As for me & my family...Black-eyed peas w/ hock, greens, left-over ham & chicken, cracklin' cornbread & apple turnovers was for New Year's (late lunch/early supper).

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by T.J.

Was born in the south, transplanted to NW Indiana at age of 6 for 12 years. Have done the New Years thing both places. Black-eyed peas (w/ hog jowl) & greens must be a southern thing. Unless you are southern, living north! The 12 years I lived in Indiana, my family was among the few we knew who did the peas/greens thing. A lot of the New Year customs that went on around us seemed more geared to whatever the ethnic make-up of the family. We lived in a cultural "melting-pot." As for me & my family...Black-eyed peas w/ hock, greens, left-over ham & chicken, cracklin' cornbread & apple turnovers was for New Year's (late lunch/early supper).

That is some good stuff right there!!! It has
been a long time since I had a good pone of fresh
cracklin cornbread!!

[commonsense]

I had heard of the practice.....I agree with previous poster....different ethnic groups have different New Years meals.

Apparently Finnish and Polish heritages do not have such traditions