This is my post for #freewrite Sunday prompt black-eyed peas hosted by
I do not know if Northerners do this but cooking black-eyed peas seasoned with hog jowls and a side of collard greens is a Southern tradition on New Years Day. Some of the older folks call it Hoppin John. I read the part about Hoppin John on a google search, I have never called it that but I do have black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. I also read that some people put a penny or dime in the pot of black-eyed peas and the person who finds the coin in their bowl will be rewarded with good fortune. My luck would be bad because I am afraid someone would swallow it.
They say eating *black-eyed peas for New Years Day for prosperity goes back 1,500 years, "they" meaning google also says eating black-eyed peas According to a portion of the Talmud written around 500 A.D., it was Jewish custom at the time to eat black-eyed peas in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (which occurs in the fall) This really confuses me because I did not think there were many Jewish people in the south, so I am wondering why it is more of a Southern tradition.
The weather is supposed to be good for going fishing tomorrow, I sure hope it does not fool us. we will see what the morning brings. And I hope we can catch something.
