OT: Good Luck Foods for New Year

[Guest guest]

Yes it goes back much farther than 1947. He just invented it from a dream I

guress. I have carried it on here in Oakland, CA for over 50 years as per

my Mother. We bury our black eyed peas that we leave on our plate for money

and luck left over for the next year.

My Mother owuld be 102 if she were alive and I bet the tradition was around

when she was born.

P.S.The robes were a big hit Butch for my son and is wife's sauna near

Burney CA.

Jan Young

In a message dated 12/29/2004 11:58:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

butchbsi writes:

 

 

Hey y'all,

 

Black Eye Peas is about as Suthran a thing as we can find .. all across

the South. But in the Kentucky-Tennessee area we also ate Collard and

Turnip Greens and Cornbread with the Black Eye Peas .. I expect that is

common in the South too. I brought a can of Black Eye Peas back with me

from my last trip to the USA .. and I will eat them along with Cornbread

on New Year Day. Closest thing I can get to Collards or Turnip Greens

here is Spinach .. which I like a lot anyway .. but I'll have it too.

 

Professor of History once told me the Southern tradition was likely more

of a situation of .. you already had good luck if you had those things

available to eat on New Year .. more than a situation of them bringing

you luck .. because .. you'd already made it through more than half the

tough times so having that kinda grub to lay on the table then sorta

said you will most likely make it to Green Up.

 

Howsomeever .. the feller in the below link says that eating Black Eye

Peas on New Year only goes back to 1947 .. says it was a promotional

thing by the father of actor Rip Torn. I don't think I believe him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey y'all,

 

Black Eye Peas is about as Suthran a thing as we can find .. all across

the South. But in the Kentucky-Tennessee area we also ate Collard and

Turnip Greens and Cornbread with the Black Eye Peas .. I expect that is

common in the South too. I brought a can of Black Eye Peas back with me

from my last trip to the USA .. and I will eat them along with Cornbread

on New Year Day. Closest thing I can get to Collards or Turnip Greens

here is Spinach .. which I like a lot anyway .. but I'll have it too.

 

Professor of History once told me the Southern tradition was likely more

of a situation of .. you already had good luck if you had those things

available to eat on New Year .. more than a situation of them bringing

you luck .. because .. you'd already made it through more than half the

tough times so having that kinda grub to lay on the table then sorta

said you will most likely make it to Green Up.

 

Howsomeever .. the feller in the below link says that eating Black Eye

Peas on New Year only goes back to 1947 .. says it was a promotional

thing by the father of actor Rip Torn. I don't think I believe him.

 

http://www.thecitizennews.com/sallie/sallie2003/sal030101.html

 

Other links on various Good Luck foods consumed for New Year.

 

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/newyears/ny.html

 

http://www.cinnamonhearts.com/GoodLuckFood03.htm

 

http://entertaining.about.com/library/weekly/aa122099c.htm

 

http://www.english-zone.com/holidays/newyear-luck.html

 

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com