Did every body eat their

[olevetonahill]

Black eyed peas today? Dint have any Hog Jowl so I fried me up a slice of ham .
I just got finished and cleaned the kitchen some

[hawaii 5-0]

Black eyed peas and cornbread.

Yummm!


5-0

[SicEmBaylor]

As per my custom, I passed.

[nighttrain12]

Which one, Fergie?

[reflector]

I ate my black eyed peas today. My parents used to give my brother and I black eyed peas on New Year's Day. I still continue it though just for myself.

[SCOUT]

I ate mine!

[Jerk]

Yes, but only after questioning teh wife about why we must partake in this pagan tradition.

[ouwasp]

Black-eyed peas aren't so bad when dosed with a liberal amount of hot sauce. Or, as I discovered today, when mixed in with chili. Prolly the only time all yr I'll eat the things though. How do some traditions ever come into existence?

[achiro]

As per my custom, I passed.This is why your life sucks every year.

[achiro]

Oh and BEP's on mexi corn bread, a little queso on top. Pretty good stuff.

[hawaii 5-0]

Tradition here in Hawaii is Ahi, yellowfin tuna around $25 per pound.

And fireworks to chase away the evil spirits.

5-0

[FirstandGoal]

Skipped the BEP's today. I ate 'em in 2009 and I got cancer that year. I've continued to eat them for 2 more years and though I'm still alive, these have still been pretty "meh" years.

This year I decided, **** it, I'm going to take my chances. :cat:

[KantoSooner]

Oh, yeah! This year it was 'Hoppin' John' only with Louisiana sausage and chipotle peppers to become 'Jumpin' Jehosephat!'. With cracklin' cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet...and a rather nice bottle of Gruet sparkling wine to assist.

If I'd had a spliff the size of my forearm, life would have been just about perfect.

[Curly Bill]

I passed on em this year. I ate em last year and 2011 wasn't the greatest.

[Memtig14]

Ate mine with cornbread and ham. And they were delish!

One explanation I have heard is that Black Eyed Peas in the ground were the only thing left after Sherman burned everything on his march to the sea.

I even brought some for the Yankee women in our office..........from Kansas. They never heard of it before, seems odd because they aren't that far away.

[Sooner Mommy]

We had ours! Two of my daughters ate one bite each. The other couldn't seem to get enough of the bep's or the collard greens. Who knew?

[Mississippi Sooner]

Since 2011 was probably the worst year I've ever had, I've decided to kinda do the "opposite George" thing this year. Can't hurt.

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

Yes I did, too.

[C&CDean]

We celebrated Christmas on New Year's Day this year. Turkey, stuffing, roast beef, taters, etc. No BEPs - although I love them.

[achiro]

I had some left over BEP's for lunch today. Mmmmm

[A Sooner in Texas]

I love me some black eyed peas and cooked some up Monday...first time I've done that in many years so hopefully 2012 will be better for it. My son who claims he can't stand them was hungry enough to eat what was left - and loved them.

Some day I hope to partake in the Hawaiian tradition 5-0 mentions. Ahi tuna is the best and can't imagine a better way to ring in the New Year than having some poke on the big island.

[hawaii 5-0]

One store I had gone to was actually out of black eyes peas. I was kinda shocked. I thought I was the only one.....

5-0

[Chuck Bao]

Bought them early because we were afraid that the local grocery stores would run out again. Yeah, we ate black-eyed peas (for luck), boiled cabbage (for money) and salt pork bacon (for health).

According to my family's tradition, you eat the poor folks' food for the first meal of the year and it gets better from there on out. Of course, poor folks' food from 50-80 years ago is pretty good eating compared to the fast food that we eat today.

[SanJoaquinSooner]

pozole.