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Snobblevitch

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12. I had not made Hoppin' John until about

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:22 PM

Dec 2015

five years ago. We don't always have it on New Years Day however and never with rice. My favorite way to make it is with smoked turkey tails.

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We Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year's Day [View all] MerryBlooms Dec 2015 OP

Never heard of it until I lived in Texas for 15 years now it is Purveyor Dec 2015 #1

So, Texas... SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #68

And Greens!!!! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #2

Yep. Greens & black eyed peas... one_voice Dec 2015 #6

Cornbread is a given. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #15

wow, you must be from Texas...never hear the term "pot likker" up here in CT... CTyankee Dec 2015 #83

I don't do greens (I'm the only one in the house who likes them) but always have cornbread Waldorf Dec 2015 #26

exactly Docreed2003 Dec 2015 #33

Shhh ... I still cook them with lard. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #36

Lmao...we do too... Docreed2003 Dec 2015 #55

Animal fats have gotten an undeserved bad rap. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #57

We've eaten lentils 2 nights running pscot Dec 2015 #3

Lentils and Cotechini on new years eve.. Drahthaardogs Dec 2015 #47

Hell yes. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #4

a family member forgot last year KT2000 Dec 2015 #5

:( That's a tough year. MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #7

it's OK KT2000 Dec 2015 #11

if you don't mind my asking... restorefreedom Dec 2015 #87

lower pay of course KT2000 Dec 2015 #89

yeah it seems that anyone who has been out restorefreedom Dec 2015 #90

I HATE black-eyed peas jazzimov Dec 2015 #8

ME TOO!! 2theleft Dec 2015 #29

Mine didn't make me, thank goodness. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #58

Soba noodles and Crab at my house. dilby Dec 2015 #9

Yummy! SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #67

I don't know what they are. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #10

It's a legume, i.e., a type of bean. kentauros Dec 2015 #19

Thanks. I guess I've seen those The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #21

I guess it just depends on where you live and grew up. kentauros Dec 2015 #23

If you live in Minnesota, as I do, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #27

I too am a Minnesotan, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #39

Thanks, I saved the recipe - will have to try it. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #42

I, too, prepare Emeril's Hoppin' John recipe without soaking the peas. Petrushka Dec 2015 #81

And I don't know what that is, either! kentauros Dec 2015 #41

You don't know about lefse? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #44

My mother may have been a bit controlling on our sugar intake. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #48

I've made homemade lefse, and it's really good, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #49

My brother's SIL makes it. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #53

Nope. kentauros Dec 2015 #80

Thanks! Now I know what they are. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #38

You're welcome :) kentauros Dec 2015 #43

I had not made Hoppin' John until about Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #12

I have never heard of that dish until yesterday. ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2015 #34

If you like bean soup and smoked meats, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #52

It was pretty good. ohnoyoudidnt Jan 2016 #96

Black eyed peas (purple hull if I can find them) DawgHouse Dec 2015 #13

First year in a few that safeinOhio Dec 2015 #14

Black eyed peas and cabbage when I was growing up tammywammy Dec 2015 #16

going to try a variation - Southern Living - Hoppin John cakes with tomato jalapeno gravy NRaleighLiberal Dec 2015 #17

Embarrassed to admit... TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #18

Sea above (silt below) kentauros Dec 2015 #20

Ok, thanks... TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #22

No prob! kentauros Dec 2015 #25

I had never heard of it either until just now laundry_queen Dec 2015 #54

No. I know I'm supposed to, but I do not like them. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #24

Used to make Hoppin' John on New Year's Day, until reports of how much arsenic rice contains. merrily Dec 2015 #28

I think that's just brown rice with the arsenic. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #59

I think it's both white and brown? I get some notices from Consumer Reports and they merrily Dec 2015 #61

I missed that, then. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #63

I subscribe to CR online. They gave me the option of receiving some kinds of email bulletins for merrily Dec 2015 #66

I'm dead tree only. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #69

I signed up a few years ago. I don't know if you still get all the extra options. But, merrily Dec 2015 #78

Skip the rice like we do. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #62

Thanks. Rice is an important part of my Hoppin John recipe, the peas and the rice merrily Dec 2015 #65

How often do gou eat rice? Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #71

Your protein choices are healthier than mine and you make a good point. merrily Dec 2015 #77

Yupper! Grow 'em all summer, can 'em up, eat 'em all year! ebayfool Dec 2015 #30

How wonderful! nt SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #60

That's really cool! n/t tabasco Dec 2015 #75

Texas tradition. Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #31

I voted yes because I grew up eating them on NYD. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #32

yup demtenjeep Dec 2015 #35

I will be eating Georgia Caviar New Years day... BooScout Dec 2015 #37

Oooh I'm so gonna try that! TY! n/t ebayfool Dec 2015 #51

My family and friends love it... BooScout Dec 2015 #82

That sounds delicious! tammywammy Dec 2015 #88

I don't even wear green on St. Patrick's Day WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2015 #40

Well, we don't wear Hopping John on New Year's pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #45

Mimosas Matariki Dec 2015 #46

Chili is our usual dish. Just about the only time I make it. Shrike47 Dec 2015 #50

Hopping John (for black eyed peas) pork, greens, cornbread aikoaiko Dec 2015 #56

corned beef and cabbage KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #64

Hey, anybody up for making this a New Year tradition, SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #70

I eat turnip greens and black eyed peas LeatherSofa Dec 2015 #72

Heck no, that's good eatin' tabasco Dec 2015 #76

I confess to New Years' heresy. yewberry Dec 2015 #73

I like black-eyed peas but never heard of doc03 Dec 2015 #74

We have a vegetarian chili Lifelong Protester Dec 2015 #79

No. OnionPatch Dec 2015 #84

The grocery was out of the fresh and dried peas. blogslut Dec 2015 #85

but do you add Hump to that JCMach1 Dec 2015 #86

made black-eyed pea soup today...yummy & good luck!!! spanone Dec 2015 #91

We drink Champagne and eat oysters. GoneOffShore Dec 2015 #92

I don't eat anything traditionally specific LWolf Dec 2015 #93

Pork And Sauerkraut for me Dirty Socialist Dec 2015 #94

lol, I had no idea this question would garner such a response... MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #95

Cabbage rolls are the tradition where I come from. phleshdef Jan 2016 #97

Black-eyed peas and a chuck of smoked ham shank. haele Jan 2016 #98

Sometimes, if I'm home to cook. a la izquierda Jan 2016 #99