I love cabbage plain, in soups or stir fry, cole slaw, sauerkraut.....anyway.
My dogs even like it....which leads to Herman hollaring what did you eat?? LOL!
Traditions
I never knew about BE peas at New Year's before coming here..but since trying them I don't care for them.
BUT...... HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Hope it's a better one that this year!!!
Cindy
Well we had our BEpeas and collard greens along with baked potato and prime rib. So full that I don't think we will need supper!!
Happy New year everyone!! :)
My son lives in North Carolina and when I spoke with him yesterday he was cooking Be peas and Collard greens said that is a tradition in the Carolinas and Georgia where his wife is from ...
Apparently sauerkraut, pork, and mashed potatoes is a tradition up north. I don't EVER eat sauerkraut, so I'd be out of luck if I had to depend on a NYD tradition!
had texas caviar and hoppin john so good luck should follow
haven't had time to make the cabbage yet
Oh my gosh, Linda! You should have a very prosperous year with all those BE peas you've eaten!
We had BE on New Years Eve, and then I brought some to a birthday party New Years day and ate them again, so i guess I am properly armored against all catastrophes that might be waiting to befall me.
Here is one of the Legends that I Googled.
By Susan Krumm — Lawrence Journal-World
December 23, 2009
You always hear that each black-eyed pea eaten on New Year’s Day represents one day of good luck during the coming year. How did that idea ever get started?
Black-eyed peas are thought to have originated in North Africa, where they have been eaten for centuries. Eventually the peas were brought to the West Indies and made their way to the United States in 1674 by way of the slave trade. They were a staple in the diet of American slaves.
During the Civil War, Union soldiers, following the scorched-earth policy on their march through the South from Atlanta to Savannah, Ga., destroyed all crops such as cotton, tomatoes and potatoes. In part, because they were a staple of the diet of slaves, black-eyed peas were overlooked.
Southerners — slave owners, commoners and former slaves — turned to black-eyed peas for survival. The legend that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day brought good luck came from this period of American history. As Southerners migrated to other parts of the country, the legend spread. And it may spread even further as researchers working for NASA have produced black-eyed peas under conditions that astronauts can replicate in a space vehicle or a lunar or Martian greenhouse.
Excluding luck, black-eyed peas are good for us. One half-cup of cooked legumes (black-eyed peas, beans or lentils) provides 2.61 grams of protein or as much as 2 to 3 ounces of red meat. They are also a good source of calcium, folate, vitamin A and fit into any diet because they are low in fat and sodium and cholesterol free.
Black-eyed peas are sold dried, canned, fresh or frozen. To enjoy the Southern tradition of eating peas on New Year’s Day, try one of these tasty, simple recipes.
i can only hope!