I will be eating black eyed peas, collard greens and cornbread on New Year's Day to have for the luck and money.

I don't, but my grandparents do. I don't believe in those things and I don't like to eat that stuff.

Aah, my mom used to make black-eyed peas for New Years when I was a kid and I remember it would stink up the house!! So no on the black-eyed peas and I've never had collard greens before(although I know what they are).

Corn bread sounds good though with a piping hot bowl of chili!!:liplick:

Mmmmmmm...cornbread.

I never heard of eating that for luck. Is that a southern thing?

Yeah Irene, it's a Southern thang, lol. Hell no, I won't be eating it! My family does, but I can't it that sh*t puke: LOL

Yeah Irene, it's a Southern thang, lol. Hell no, I won't be eating it! My family does, but I can't it that sh*t puke: LOL
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;) :D

I'm not southern and I've never even heard of it until now, so no. And even so, it sounds nasty.

I'm not southern and I've never even heard of it until now, so no. And even so, it sounds nasty.

Yeah, it kind of does sound nasty. :lol:

How are collard greens prepared and what do they taste like?

How are collard greens prepared and what do they taste like?

Weren't you paying attention? They taste like sh*t! :lol: ;)

Weren't you paying attention? They taste like sh*t! :lol: ;)
:rofl:

Ok, but I have never eaten sh*t and I don't intend to in the near future. :lol:

:rofl:

Ok, but I have never eaten sh*t and I don't intend to in the near future. :lol:

:rotflmao: Touche!

Collard greens are gooooooooood! LOL

Damn!!! what do they taste like???? LOL Someone tell me. Are they like spinach?

Damn!!! what do they taste like???? LOL Someone tell me. Are they like spinach?


Pretty much, it tastes like spinach, only it has a little extra kick to it.

I only eat blackeyed peas, My mom believes in the good luck thing too.
But,I don't really care. I just eat them because I love them!

By the way,Brian Damage, If you wanted bland tasting cooked vegetables
to taste better,Try adding some melter butter or Cheddar cheese sauce
or better yet,Some salt and pepper,Although salt and pepper,helps only
a little, But who cares at least doing those things will help the flavor!!!

Pretty much, it tastes like spinach, only it has a little extra kick to it.
Thanx Brian.
I have always wondered. I seen them being made in a movie and they resemble spinach. I just never knew what ingredients are added to them or how they tasted.

I like to put a choppped onion and a ham hock when preparing my collard greens to give them extra flavor. They do take a while to cook if you're making fresh ones. It's best to let them cook on low heat.

My mom likes to makes black eyed peas and cabbage on New Year's.

I'm really not a huge fan of cornbread, but I do like it when it's sweet and hot right out of the oven.

I dont think ive ever eaten ANY of those things of course, Im not a southerner..........well,i AM in southern Ontario, but........ ;)

I've only eaten cornbread.

Cooked leafy veggies...:barf: I'm glad I'm from the north. Yay northerners.

I'm glad I'm from the north. Yay northerners.

:snob: :lol:

:snob: :lol:
:D

:D

I still love ya'll Mona. ;)

No, but I may LISTEN to the Black Eyed Peas on New Years Day.

No, but I may LISTEN to the Black Eyed Peas on New Years Day.

:rotflmao:

I'm not southern and I've never even heard of it until now, so no. And even so, it sounds nasty.
Ditto. :barf:

No... I believe I'll pass on that menu!!! :eek: :lol: :eek:

They are nice if cooked right and cooked with the correct thing's :)

Damn!!! what do they taste like???? LOL Someone tell me. Are they like spinach?


I never liked them and I rather lick MUD than eat black eyed peas

Cool - I didn't know about this Southern tradition. I've never tried collard greens - they sound interesting, but I have a feeling I wouldn't like them. Even now, I usually can only stomach spinach when it's "hidden" with something and called "Florentine"!. lol I get the feeling they're a cross between spinach and kale, and kale is hideous! (bitter, bitter, bitter!)

I used to eat black eyed peas and catfish though as a kid. My best friend's dad was from Memphis and introduced me to them - LOVED THEM! Yum!
His wife was a Newfie so the cooking at their house was really interesting....and really good!

I'll be doing a honey ham with scalloped au gratin potatoes, yams, mashed turnip and a butterscotch pie for dessert on New Year's Eve though.

Not only do we eat collard greens, black eyed peas, and cornbread, etc., but it's also customary to prepare a gallon of chitterlings. Yuck!! The house smells for 3 days.

Not only do we eat collard greens, black eyed peas, and cornbread, etc., but it's also customary to prepare a gallon of chitterlings. Yuck!! The house smells for 3 days.



:lol: It's a wonder that the lifespan in the American South isn't around 36 years!

I find cornbread a little too "grainy". My aunt in Dallas has a million recipes for cornmeal. The best is one "baked stuff zucchini" - you boil the zucchini, scoop out the pulp and mix it with cornmeal, corn niblets, soda crackers and something else (can't remember now) and restuff the zucchini shells and then sprinkle with parmesean cheese and bake for a half hour. Boy are they good!

Not for New Years Day, but I eat collard greens all the time. They're really good, especially collard green soup.

No, but I may LISTEN to the Black Eyed Peas on New Years Day.
:rotflmao: I thought the same thing I knew what ut meant in the title but I was like "Someone's eating Fergie and cornbread?"

I never liked them and I rather lick MUD than eat black eyed peas
I remember you said you hated those. What is wrong with them? :lol:

I'm planning on it, with some baked chicken and mac and cheese on the side :liplick:

My grandmother always made sure we ate black eyed peas for luck and cabbage for wealth every Jan.1. This year I'm not sure what I will be eating, I am away from home for a job, and I have been invited over to a coworkers for New Years Day.

No idea what she will be cooking, but I know it'll be good.

D

They are nice if cooked right and cooked with the correct thing's :)
I love collard greens with macaroni and cheese and fried chicken.

I'm really not a fan of black eyed peas, in fact, New Year's Day is probably the only time I'll have them, at least at home.

I've never heard of this tradition and there's no way I'm eating any collard greens & I don't want to listen to black-eyed peas muchless eat them however, I will eat cornbread as long as I've made it myself.

We grew up eating the black-eyed peas on News Day but not the other stuff, so I'll probably fix some. It's supposed to bring you good luck but some years I think it does the opposite. (lol!) Anyway, I put a couple of slices of bacon in with the peas when I cook them, makes em' taste better to me.

Damn, I am hungry for some cornbread now.

Collard greens are gooooooooood! LOL
I love Collard Greens. I just don't them enough. :D

black eyed peas are nasty though.

My family usually doesn't even though we're from Tennessee.

I won't. I never heard of people doing that! Is it supposed to bring you luck or something?

what's the difference between black eyed peas and regular peas?

I will be eating black eyed peas, collard greens and cornbread on New Year's Day to have for the luck and money.

Its probably a tradition that I wont be holding true too in later years but my mom and her mom both do this every year. ... They are from the alabama and I guess they get it from there, but man.. They also make chitterlings.. I wont explain what they are..Only that they stink very much

what's the difference between black eyed peas and regular peas?

Id say taste..to me black eyed peas are sweeter...Id have them over regular peas any day