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Ironical

Worst case scenario, you'll get a little gas.

I never heard of a civil war connection to peas as mentioned. It really does not make a lot of sense that the Yanks didn't know that they were edible or whatever.

What does make sense is that most any species of field pea, one of which is black eye, is about the easiest thing to grow there is in the south. They grow in most any soil without fertilizer and love hot humid weather during the summer up until frost. You can grow two crops of them pretty easy. Back in the day you would dry them and they would be something to eat with your collard greens which is a traditional fall and winter crop which would be in everyone's garden on New Year's day. Also, people killed their hogs in the winter as well so there is the pork connection this time of year.

Indeed. Lol

Thank You ..

Yes black-eyed peas and collard greens, pork in both.

No black eyed peas, but I just finished off the last of a batch of mixed beans and ham, with lentils, barley, couscous, carrots, herbs, a can of beer and home grown herbs.

Had em once, that was enuf for me.

Inlaws in Fla. cooking collards & pork. My wife insist it needs to be cabbage & pork to have money all year. Dunno if it's her German heritage or our to damn close to the border of the nawth.

Blackeyed peas do seem to be most popular of the superstition.

Just ate a chicken salad sandwich. Then dropped a deuce. Lucky sandwich worked!

Poured over cornbread after cooking overnight in some ham. Throw some smoked pork butt and mashed taters on the side!

Good to read that you wrote she was Sicilian rather than Italian.

Feed the pig the peas and eat the pig. They're animal food.

We eat some every year

^^^^This^^^^only our pork is hog jowl.

Brisket, blackeyed peas w/ham, collards w/ham and jalapeno cornbread.

Not a family tradition, but we're having bean soup with navy beans and black eye peas tonight.

Had a ham last week and don't want to let it go to waste.

Black eyed peas, of course. Also serving with cabbage along with ham. I thought everybody did this.

My least favorite bean/pea. Reminds me of pond water flavored wild turkey breast. 🤢

But I’ll get a few spoonfuls when I come down out of this deer stand tonight.

Rather have crowders or purple hulls

Big fart my friend.

Here's some Black Eyed Peas for you guys.