New years traditions

[2busy]

Every year we have hog jowl and purple hull peas( I know it's supposed to be black eyed peas) but they are dry tasting to me.
On our menu today is home grown corn on the cobb, purple hull peas, fried okra, fresh bell pepper, fresh carrots, home cured hog jowl and deviled eggs from our own chickens. Everything on my plate is what I have produced.

 

[RickN]

We are having a roast I got on sale, instant mashed potatoes with packaged gravy, a can of blackeyed peas and Jiffy cornbread. Nothing I produced but I did buy most of it on sale.

 

[dennishoddy]

We are having the traditional black eyed peas with ham, bacon, onion and fresh garlic. Green chili chicken/sausage soup with several other ingredients along with cornbread.
Several friends are coming over tonight promising to bring horse divers.(there’s some French name for horse divers but I can’t spell it)

 

[montesa]

What is hog jowl? Sounds interesting.

 

[RickN]

What is hog jowl? Sounds interesting.

Just what ir sounds like. The jowl (jaw) of a hog.

 

[2busy]

What is hog jowl? Sounds interestin

Can be cured like bacon or left fresh.

 

[radarmonkey]

I've always had black eyes on new year day. A PA Dutch buddy of mine says we aren't supposed to eat fowl or our luck will be foul. Also says we're supposed to eat hog because they always root forward.

 

[El Pablo]

Good thing I’m not superstitious, black eyed peas are awful. Fergie isn’t bad to look at, but I think my wife would mind, and there isn’t nough penicillin in the world to…

 

[dennishoddy]

Can be cured like bacon or left fresh.

I like it cured. Slice thin like bacon and fry.

 

[Tanis143]

We have lunch with a bunch of friends at China Garden, a very good and authentic family run Chinese restaurant (if you like spicy food, it is the place to be!). Then for dinner we had black eyed peas cooked with bacon and onions and cabbage that is also cooked with bacon and onions.