If cooking black eyed peas on New Year's Day brings good luck...
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
January 1, 2021 12:24pm CST
What will happen if I cook pinto beans instead?
But I don't believe in luck, so it probably won't matter! They do smell yummy simmering on the stove. Later I'll bake or fry some chicken, make some herbed potatoes in the microwave, and fry some cornbread.
It's also said around here that whatever you do the first day of a new year is what you'll do the rest of the year.
Oh man, I'm in trouble. I slept until 9:15am (an hour later than usual), cooked and had pancakes, bacon, and coffee for breakfast, played on my phone while my husband napped, ran the dishwasher, and just might possibly take a short nap this afternoon.
It's a dreary and rainy (drainy?) day, so will stay in. Between taking down the Christmas decorations, we'll watch a movie, then who knows.
Do you have special New Year's traditions where you live?
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@LadyDuck (502957)
• Italy
2 Jan 21
@1creekgirl 
They were good, I wonder why I only make them for the first of the year lunch.
They were good, I wonder why I only make them for the first of the year lunch.1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Jan 21
@LadyDuck Tradition. We have a tradition that if we go out at midnight on Christmas Eve that the animals can talk to us. Haven't tried it yet, but who knows?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Jan 21
I bet they were yummy. Our pinto beans sure were.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
2 Jan 21
We always have pork and sauerkraut for New Year's Day. The pork is supposed to be good luck. Beans and cornbread sounds delicious! Happy New Year!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Jan 21
We had French Canadian meat pie, my mom was French Canadian and it brought back wonderful memories. Is that hoppin john? I had a friend who always had that on New Year.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Jan 21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoppin'_John
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Jan 21
Not sure what hoppin john is, but the pinto beans were good.
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Jan 21
@BelleStarr Thanks! I think I'll keep my black eyed peas by themselves, lol.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
5 Jan 21
black eyed peas, cornbread 'n tater fries. none 'f which 'twas fixed this year. the hubs 'tis not a fan. i spent the day workin' outdoors, so hopefully that sayin' does hold true. i've still masses to tend out there.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Jan 21
@1creekgirl aint the sayin' 'idle hands're the devils workshop'? lol, i've been told i'm purty evil, so 'pparently aint workin' hard/long 'nough. there'd be mountains to tackle e'erywhere here.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
5 Jan 21
I think you and Angie (from Alabama) are two of the hardest working people I know!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
1 Jan 21
I love black eyed peas and all dried beans, but only had great northerns and pintos. Take care, dear friend.
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@jnrdutton (3452)
• United States
11 Jan 21
All the food discussion made me hungry, we don't really have New Year's traditions. I am just really hoping 2021 is better overall than 2020 was.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
11 Jan 21
I think we're all praying for that!
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 21
I've heard of this. Being a puny part Chinese, sometimes I would eat noodles on New Year's day or birthday. Mom don't even follow the tradition. It's just me. I don't believe noodles will bring luck, longevity or whatever, but I still eat noodles on such day from time to time.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
9 Jan 21
No special New Years traditions here I don’t even make resolutions because they never get stucknto.
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