Is this just a southern tradition ?

[Cinnamon]

On New Year's Day we eat black-eyed peas and cabbage. The black-eyed peas is for luck and the cabbage is for money. Is this just a southern tradition or do people who live in other locals do the same? I thought it might be interesting just to see if and what others have as a tradition where they live. :)

[Dave in Innisfil]

Our family tradition is drive-thru take-out food for dinner New Year's Day, due to the fact we have that lovely 7 or 8 hour round trip to return my son to his mother. McDonald's and Tim Horton's gift certificates are always welcome stocking stuffers in our house...........LOL

[Sandi_W]

Cin,

My paternal grandparents (one French the other Irish) grew up in KY and when they moved to MS they brought the cabbage tradition with them. My mother born and raised in MS had the black eyed peas and ham hocks so our family has both on New Year's.

Sandi

[Jackie Ramo]

My husband is Scottish so we carry the Scot tradition of steak pie, mashed spuds and mushy peas for dinner. Also need that first foot to bring luck so always company for dnner. The person should be tall and dark to bring health and money. I think they are supposed to bring a lump of coal or something but Earl who is our traditional first food never brings it. But at six foot and black, we figure we have the luck and money covered anyway !rofl

[Terri]

black-eyed peas and cabbage......EWWWWW :-P

No tradition here... they are lucky if I cook!! :lol:

[Cinnamon]

Terri it is really really good! Baked cabbage then black-eyed peas and cornbread. We did have ham to go with it also. But that meal rules!

PS we don't cook them together! :lol:

[Werner]

My stepfather was Latvian and brought the Balkan custom of eating poached Carp with him when he married my mother in Germany. The Carp had to be cleansed by letting him swim in the bathtub for 2 days. That got rid of most of the muddy taste and assured an odoriferous New Year.

Here in the states, Birgit cooks so much for Xmas that we have leftovers for New Years.

[luke frisbee]

cabbage? Southern?

We eat Black-eyed peas, ham hocks, and GREENS

[Cinnamon]

Luke we you live in the southern part of the US :)

Wener that is very interesting. My husband is half German. He was born in Germany and came to the US when he was 5. For Christmas we had a German dish called Roladin. It is delicious! She told me that for Christmas in Germany they always had goose. She likes cabbages but detests sour kraut :lol:

[Werner]

Here is a recipe for Rouladen. I like to leave the Bacon out,as boiled bacon is not my favorite, it loses a little flavor , but not much.

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INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 pounds flank steak
German stone ground mustard, to taste
1/2 pound thick sliced bacon
2 large onions, sliced
1 (16 ounce) jar dill pickle slices
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 cups water
1 cube beef bouillon

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DIRECTIONS:
Cut the flank steak into thin filets; about 1/4 inch thick and 3 inches wide.
Generously spread one side of each filet with mustard to taste. Place bacon, onions and pickle slices on each filet and form into a roll. Use string or toothpicks to hold the roll together.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt butter. Place the rolls in the butter and saute until browned.
Pour in 2 1/2 cups of water and add the bouillon cube; stirring to dissolve the bouillon cube. Simmer the rolls for about an hour.

Sauerkraut is problematic, it needs to be rinsed at least three times to wash off the vinegar. We bake the Kraut with a nice pork roast for about 3 hrs @ 300 degrees removing the roast after 1 hour. The taste is nothing like raw kraut and cannot be described.

[marla]

The only New years tradition I remember is going to the Zoo every year. It was free if you got there before noon, and anything free when you have 8 kids is a deal, and also no one else was dumb enough to go to a zoo in Wisconsin in January, so you got the exibits pretty much to yourself :lol:

[Merlin]

New Years day for us is Ham, roast potatoes , Honey glazed parsnips and peas :) :) Washed down with a couple of glasses of fine Brandy :)