Do you eat cabbage, black eyed peas and pork on New Year’s? I’m not one to believe much in superstition but what the heck . . it’s worth a try, right?
We had black eyed peas for good luck. It was dried peas, seasoned with sausage and okra added. I cooked the peas in the pressure cooker, then added the okra and cooked it 2 minutes longer in the pressure cooker.
We had cabbage for prosperity. It was creole cabbage, also with sausage and a can of tomatoes.
And just to be safe, we had fried pork chops for health. We should be super healthy . . maybe my knee will heal itself . . because we had pork sausage in the peas, pork sausage in the cabbage and pork chops!
We also had Watergate salad because I love that stuff. I used to always make that at Christmas but there was so much food on Christmas Day and ten so many leftovers, it just didn’t get the attention it deserved so I’ve moved my beloved Watergate salad to New Year’s Day.
Carolyn says
I have heard if you chicken today you will always scratch out a living. If you eat pork…you will live high on the hog. Good for your meal decisions today.
Sherrill Pecere says
I’ve never heard of cabbage or pork but we went to Babe’s today and had the black-eyed peas which they only serve on NY day! I don’t really like them but these had a little zip to em so I ate a couple of spoonfuls along with the creamed corn, mashed potatoes w gravy and a fried drumstick. YUM!
Joyce says
I have relatives that fix the traditional dinner of collard greens, pork, cornbread, and black-eyed peas. I don’t bother, because I don’t like black-eyed peas, and a pan of cornbread would last too long. I fixed beef and potatoes and finished off the marinated veggies I made a few days ago. The beef and potatoes is a “leftover” dish my mom used to make. She’d take leftover roast beef and cube potatoes and cook the potatoes with the roast. It was the only dish she ever put ketchup on. For some reason she wasn’t a big fan of ketchup. All other tomato products were good, and used all the time, just not ketchup (or mayo). I ate mine without ketchup tonight, because my bottle is older than the hills! (I added it to the grocery list.)
marcie says
Include a green vegetable for prosperity in the new year. 🙂
cassews says
Oh yummmmy …Watergate Salad. We used to have the black eyed peas as a kid with the cabbage and pork …We went rock hounding today and believe me it was COLD.. so for dinner it was hamburgers…easy meal.
Cleta says
We had black eyed peas for luck, greens for green money and sardines for silver coins. Just the tradition in our family. Happy prosperous,healthy and blessed New Year
Diana K Stewart says
PA. Dutch here we had the traditional pork and sauerkraut. And it is sauerkraut that I made this year. Think I will give the crocks another week yet before canning it!
Dar in MO says
Didn’t have any of the traditional New Year’s Day foods, but my mother used to have black-eyed peas and something about pickled herring was good luck. I couldn’t get past the smell when you opened the jar lid 🙂
Diann says
Have had fried hog’s jowl, black eyed peas,cabbage, cornbread, for the last 65 years on the first day of the year. A tradition we carry on. Get fractious till I get it bought and ready for cooking. Happy New Year!
Nancy says
I have never heard of the cabbage on the New Year. I had heard of the black eyes peas and actually fixed it with added chicken Sausage. I had to look up the Watergate Salad. I have not had it before or heard of it. Not sure if that is because I am in the Pacific Northwest.