new years black eye peas

[gapeachy]

I like to take the can black eyed peas and make salsa...it is really good

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

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Options are nice.

 

[steelshot]

New years day without black eyes is like christmas without santa.

 

[Mnkytales]

I have tried to keep up the pea tradition since I moved to Western New York, but my friends and co-workers just don't get it- even though they love the corn bread side. I had to come home to Arkansas to share this year's peas with my family.

 

[geckomama]

I slow cooked ours all day yesterday..........yummy, yummy!

I am visiting my family in Oregon.........so not necessarily their tradition, but it has been mine for the last 30 years. It was a nice and wonderful way to start the New Year.

 

[jbowyer01]

Every New years day we have blackeyed peas, collards and cornbread. We put our peas over the cornbread and a side of collards with homemade pepper vinegar. Yum, I'm having leftovers for lunch, all except for the cornbread (they ate it all

) My husband is from outside of Philly so we also burn a bay berry candle throughout the night on New years eve for luck. I'm willing to do pretty much anything if it will improve my luck for the year

 

[speckledhen]

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We did eat some with cornbread and BBQ pork chops. We had a bag of them that we've had for years, so decided to cook them. I know people do it because of tradition, but I dont hold to any superstitions at all; in fact, I'm anti-superstition. However, I'm not opposed to some good peas or beans cooked with country ham for seasoning!

 

[gapeachy]

I dont eat them for superstition either to get rich or anything....I dont believe in superstitions...but I cook them for tradition....I like to eat them anyway.....I forgot to cook my turnip greens....I thought something was missing....I guess with the grandbaby and thrush and all I was stressed

 

[rooster-red]

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We did eat some with cornbread and BBQ pork chops. We had a bag of them that we've had for years, so decided to cook them. I know people do it because of tradition, but I dont hold to any superstitions at all; in fact, I'm anti-superstition. However, I'm not opposed to some good peas or beans cooked with country ham for seasoning!

I've always thought it is bad luck to be superstitous.

A nice hot bowl of blackeyed peas with cornbread and some diced onions sprinkled on top... now thats good eatin'.

 

[wendy]

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What is this salsa with black eyed peas? How do you make that?