Post by JR on Jan 1, 2015 11:28:58 GMT -5
Up early this morning and all who know me know I'm going to make a New Year's Day good luck meal feast! Pulled the crock pots out early and opened my a big jar of sealed dried black eye peas, not the ones you buy but the ones I raised this summer and let them dry and then sealed them in jars. When one wants a good mess of peas just add water and seasoning and throw them in the crock pot. Of course most people don't do this so store bought ones will do as well too. I put a big piece of salt pork in with them along with a little black pepper, they are starting to make a nice aroma as I type.
Now it's cold in Arkieland actually had a tiny touch of sleet this morning but it didn't stop me from picking a big mess of fresh collard greens from my garden, nice and crisp from the cold, tender and sweet another must for good luck on new years day. Got them in another crock pot with a little salt pork, a tad of sugar and salt and about two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, makes them sweeter! Yesterday went to the supermarket and even though they had a lot of fresh cut packages of hog jowl already cut I had the butcher slice mine up, I don't like it in chunks but rather sliced up like bacon.
Add a big pan of fresh hot cornbread with some of my honey from my bee hives and man you're set!
My wife had to work last night and she's now asleep but when she gets up around 4 she'll have this meal fit for a king waiting on her! My grandkids don't quite understand the tradition but will for sure eat it too. Actually the grandson loves collard greens and both of them are pea and cornbread eaters.
So if you don't have this meal started or don't have the fresh stuff or a crock pot you can still haul arse to your market and if worse comes to worse buy the black eyes and collard greens in a can and anyone can make cornbread! Hurry and get it done, you entire year of good luck depends on it!
JR
Now it's cold in Arkieland actually had a tiny touch of sleet this morning but it didn't stop me from picking a big mess of fresh collard greens from my garden, nice and crisp from the cold, tender and sweet another must for good luck on new years day. Got them in another crock pot with a little salt pork, a tad of sugar and salt and about two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, makes them sweeter! Yesterday went to the supermarket and even though they had a lot of fresh cut packages of hog jowl already cut I had the butcher slice mine up, I don't like it in chunks but rather sliced up like bacon.
Add a big pan of fresh hot cornbread with some of my honey from my bee hives and man you're set!
My wife had to work last night and she's now asleep but when she gets up around 4 she'll have this meal fit for a king waiting on her! My grandkids don't quite understand the tradition but will for sure eat it too. Actually the grandson loves collard greens and both of them are pea and cornbread eaters.
So if you don't have this meal started or don't have the fresh stuff or a crock pot you can still haul arse to your market and if worse comes to worse buy the black eyes and collard greens in a can and anyone can make cornbread! Hurry and get it done, you entire year of good luck depends on it!
JR
