New Year's Day Superstition Food !

Down here in Texas we always try and eat some Cabbage and Blackeyed Peas on New Years Day because it is supposed to bring you good Health and Wealth. So far I'm batting 500 cause I feel pretty darned good hahahaha

Here is a recipe that I use because it covers all the bases and is "Larapin" as my Dad used to say.

"Bone Appletight", meller

"Betty Kelly's Cabbage Patch Stew"

1 head of cabbage - coarsely chopped (DO NOT SHRED)
1 pound of hamburger or ground meat - cooked and drained
1 cup of finely diced celery
1 diced med onion
2 cans of Rotel tomatoes and Green Chilies
2 cans of Jalapeno Blackeyed Peas
1 1/2 cup of water
4 slices of finely sliced uncooked bacon
1 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste
"here's the difficult part"
Cook all together until Cabbage is done.
(I always fix hot water cornbread (corn dodgers), cornbread or Indian Fry Bread with this)

Dang that sounds good. printing right now.

Yeah Meller,
My folks were from Texas, one from Fort Worth and the other from up by Littlefield in the panhandle area, and we always had blackeyed peas on New Years Day - no cabbage though. Mom would start a pot of dried peas in the morning and let them simmer all day with a ham hock, and it was cornbread & peas for dinner. Good stuff, but we have not maintained the tradition.

My wife is from Pennsylvania and she says we gotta have pork and sauerkraut.

I'm Texas born so I'm supposed to eat blackeyed peas.

So we'll probably have pork and sauerkraut.

But I'd rather have a Whataburger.

Jim

I kind of wonder about if we need to change what we eat for good luck,since the wife is from Tennessee we go the whole route with black-eyed peas for luck,greens with hog jowel for money and corn bread.First of the year I had colon surgery right after I got out the wife found out she had breast cancer a couple of months later my stepson's company down sized management and He got laid off and has had to short sale His house and my granddaughter married an idiot and after a big wedding she had to leave him after eight months.Now it's the end of the year I'm feeling fine surgery went well,the wife is now a cancer survivor her tests last week shows A-OK,stepson has a new job and got a promotion after His trial period and granddaughter is smiling again and I had a great birthday (12/28) getting my kicks at 66.We may use our In N Out gift card.

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Originally Posted by JeffB2

We may use our In N Out gift card.

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My kind of man.

Jim

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Originally Posted by JeffB2

We may use our In N Out gift card.

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Think I'd be changing the menu too, Jeff!!!!!:eek::eek: In N Out for the main course and maybe Dairy Queen for dessert????

Ah............a gourmand in our midst!

I'd make one change to your basic recipe just to intensify the flavor.........substitute beef stock for the water..............you're in Texas!:)


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Hmmm, beefie Idea there, Mr. Bob, and I just happen to have a can that needs using.

Thanks for the tweek,
meller

P.S. BTW, Y'all, I mentioned hot water cornbread (aka corn dodgers via Rooster Cogburn) and they are simple to do. Just combine equal parts of boiling water and Aunt Jemima's "self-rising" cornmeal, shape into flattened biscuit sized patties and fry in Canola or whatever oil you desire. I always add a little Cajun Seasoning to the dry mix before adding the water but any favorite seasoning would be fine. These are very similar to hush-puppies except they are flatter and better IMHO - - - - we like them instead of regular cornbread.

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Originally Posted by rspears

Yeah Meller,
My folks were from Texas, one from Fort Worth and the other from up by Littlefield in the panhandle area, and we always had blackeyed peas on New Years Day - no cabbage though. Mom would start a pot of dried peas in the morning and let them simmer all day with a ham hock, and it was cornbread & peas for dinner. Good stuff, but we have not maintained the tradition.

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thats funny
i am making some right now.
i love em.

Sounds like alotta "GAS" 2 me, but good.
Gonnna try it out.

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Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Sounds like alotta "GAS" 2 me, but good.
Gonnna try it out.

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I never knew peas to be "gassy" like beans, but it may be an invidual reaction thing.

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Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Sounds like alotta "GAS" 2 me, but good.
Gonnna try it out.

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tonite i'll take a bubble bath....

Here's a tip from my hillbilly wife,when ever you make a pot of beans or black-eyed peas put a big carrot in them before the beans are served, throw away the carrot! It will absorb the stuff that causes the gas,what ever you do don't eat the carrot or you will have gas like you won't believe and you'll be made to sleep outside.

Made a batch as per your recipe - yummmmm!

Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by glennsexton

Made a batch as per your recipe - yummmmm!

Thanks for sharing!

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yup,sounds like we gotta go out there and find some self rising cornflour,so we can do the same..Sounds kool..Will definitely do the cajun spices..Sounds like I better start mixing my own again,,Better than the store bought variety..:cool::cool:

Funny to read this, as on the 2nd at work I saw a note about Texas good health tradition and black eyed peas and cabbage, along with help yourself!