Does every one eat pork and cabbage on New Years day?

[The Polack MSgt]

I've done it my whole life for good luck.

Story I was told was the pork symbolizes always having enough food and the cabbage means always having enough cash

It was pretty universal where I grew up - not just with the Polacks and Irish folks either.

I had protestant friends in the neighborhood who always ate pork and cabbage of some sort on the 1st.

So since I have a nationwide sampling here to ask - I am curious

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	We always eat Pork and Cabbage on the 1st
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	Never heard of this nonsense
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[bearsfootball516]

1. Had to vote pass. No option for "Have heard of it, but don't participate"

[2naSalit]

78. Same here.

Though my parents did make fermented things along with beer, mom's from Wisconsin, I don't recall any particular food one New Year's Day.

[violetpastille]

81. +1

Not really big on "traditional" meals.

They kind of piss me off, truth be known.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Black-eye peas w/ham hocks. and Champagne on New Year's Day.

I grew up in the south.

[nocoincidences]

9. Black-eyed peas for New Years Day.

A must-have for the next year's luck!!

[Laffy Kat]

45. Yep.

I don't make them, though, because I'd be the only one eating them. I do miss them, too.

[Kittycow]

64. I make a crock pot full and eat it by myself all week.

I was introduced to the dish in the '80's and now it fits in with my low oxalate diet due to a bout of kidney stones.

Good thing I love it!

I make cabbage and smoked pork hocks in the slow cooker too and eat that for a week also.

[hlthe2b]

3. Most traditions I've been aware of emphasize round (coin-like) foods, e.g., black eyed peas,

grapes (12 eaten after midnight to give luck to each month--big in Spain), lentils (big in Germany), pomegranate (Middle East)... The round shape is supposed to bring good fortune.

Whatever works!

[Ohiogal]

8. Do M & M's qualify?

[hlthe2b]

13. Hah... Why not? plain or peanut?

[Ohiogal]

14. I'm not picky! Either one will do!

[irisblue]

41. New tradition!

[MaryMagdaline]

4. I never heard of this tradition - where does it come from?

[The Polack MSgt]

31. Hills & hollers of coal country south west PA

I hear it's common in Ohio and West VA too.

[MaryMagdaline]

33. Thank you!

[blueinredohio]

59. My mother always made cabbage rolls on new years day.

Which has hamburger and sausage rolled up in a cabbage leaf plus other things. We're originally from Virginia so yeah I guess it's a hillbilly tradition.

[The Polack MSgt]

67. Galumpki. F.T.W

For The Win

[Freddie]

60. German tradition

Most of Pennsylvania has a lot of folks of German background. I’m in northern Philly burbs where the old-time families are German, pork and sauerkraut is a must.

[MaryMagdaline]

61. Thank you for background on this

[dhol82]

5. I've never heard of this but don't consider it nonsense.

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It’s a tradition that I never heard of.
The only one similar is Ukrainian Easter when one has cold, boiled fat back with horseradish and hard boiled eggs. That’s along with the Paska.
Comfort food at its best.

[LakeArenal]

34. Same here...

[dhol82]

37. Damn. Don't know many people who can deal with the cold fat back.

Awesome!

[femmedem]

55. Yes. I voted "never heard of this nonsense"

but it sounds like a fine tradition, unless you're a hog.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. Whatever brings you hope and luck.

I like rice and beans and leafy greens on New Years Day.

Black-eyed pea fritters aka "poor man's sausage" as well.

[dhol82]

36. Black eyed pea fritters sound interesting. Got a recipe?

[DinahMoeHum]

44. Check this out.

Got it from chuckwagon cook Kent Rollins:

[Laffy Kat]

46. Gonna bookmark this. Thanks.

[dhol82]

48. Thanks!

[Ohiogal]

7. In NE Ohio

Many people have pork of some kind (ham, kielbasa, pork roast) along with sauerkraut. I have had this for New Year's day meal as long as I can remember.

[The Polack MSgt]

43. Thanks for the answer OhioGal

When I left home, I was shocked that people weren't serving Kolbassy and Kraut or boiled cabbage and ham or anything of the sort on New Years Day. It seems very localized to WV PA and OH

[Dave in VA]

10. Along with

black eyed peas and cornbread!

[KansasKali]

11. I've only heard of rice and beans.

I like a pomegranite on New Years day myself. My own made up tradition.

[k8conant]

32. I had pomegranate on Christmas... yum!

[irisblue]

12. kelbasa and stir fried cabbage w/onion & caraway seeds now by me and sone spiced black eyed peas

As a kid in Detroit area, pork & cabbage, stuffed cabbage, latkes, beet soup, and only kowalsky kielbasa. As to the sausage both grandmothers & my mom had strong opinions about that brand of sausage, I was in my late 20s before I knew there were other brands. I haven't had that particular brand in years.

Wow, you took me back Msgt.
🍽

[The Polack MSgt]

39. That's a classic recipe

Thanks for responding. I'm glad my memories are shared by some folks anyway

[japple]

15. Of course. Most people who live in GA do, too. We eat black eyed peas,

greens, cornbread, carrot salad (or copper pennies) and pork of some kind. I usually fry up a bit of hog jowl if I can find it. If I find the kind without a lot of salt, I use it in my bird suet recipe, together with peanut butter, oats, and birdseed. The birds seem to like it a lot and sometimes it will last a couple days before a raccoon or possum carries it off.

[OregonBlue]

16. Parents were from the south.

Black eyed peas and corn bread for luck. Never heard of the other.

[Freddie]

17. Here in Pennsylvania we're supposed to

Have pork and sauerkraut. But I don’t like sauerkraut and DH isn’t crazy about roast pork (he likes ham and bacon but not the unsmoked stuff). So we eat whatever we feel like that day.
Last year on NYE I started feeling crappy with what turned out to be that horrible flu that was going around and was sick the better part of January. Did NOT forget flu shot this year.

[Cousin Dupree]

18. Pork and sauerkraut. Pork is supposed to give you good luck because it's an animal that roots

forward, or so Grandma used to say.

[The Polack MSgt]

25. I've heard that explanation as well

But in my family that wasn't the reason given..
Thank you for responding.

[Butterflylady]

53. Well I'm in the heart

Of Pennsylvania dutch country and pork and sauerkraut is real big in this area for New Year's day. You can go into any grocery store in the area and there is section with all selections of pork and right next to it, a big display of sauerkraut. So yes for 72 years I've heard of pork and sauerkraut.

[Freddie]

63. Where in PA Dutch country?

Mom was from York County, Dad from Reading. I’m in Upper Bucks which is close enough to the Lehigh Valley to qualify I guess. Hubby’s an Irish Catholic from Philly and never heard of any of this stuff.

[Cousin Dupree]

82. My grandfather was raised as a Mennonite and his people immigrated from Switzerland to the

Lancaster Pa. area and later to Ohio. So there’s the Pennsylvania Dutch connection.

[badhair77]

80. I'm from PA Dutch country also and heard that about pork.

The green cabbage is supposed to represent wealth.

We always have pork and sauerkraut on NY’s day. Sometimes I also put black eyed peas on the table to cover all bases.

[samnsara]

19. i have never heard of that. I have heard of black eyed peas and ham hocks in the south..

...in fact the stores have huge displays of black eyed peas. Theres something else that went with it..chard or spinach or something. For NY Day we usually just snack on whatever we have left over from any celebration the night before.. usually sushi, little pigs in blankets and chex mix.

[yellowdogintexas]

73. Turnip greens, mustard greens or collard greens. Or a combination.

and corn bread of course.

[packman]

20. Getting out my clay cooker for pork/cabbage

Pork loin, a few hot dogs, kielbasi, a pork chop or two and some pork ribs smother the whole thing in sauerkraut. Throw in some dark beer for flavor, some cloves, a few peppercorns and a dusting of nutmeg. Heaven.

[The Polack MSgt]

30. Sounds great!

My wife usually does a boiled pork belly and savoy cabbage... Japan style

[fierywoman]

21. Nope. We descendents of North Sea Pirates eat herring (in the form of herring salad.)

BTW I can barely swallow herring. Which is why I use as little as possible and as much beets and potatoes as possible!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

22. This is a good example of how many of us haven't a clue

how actually local some tradition might be.

I certainly never heard of this. Where did you grow up? Where else have you lived?

I did not grow up with a New Year's Day food, probably because growing up my mom, a nurse, would almost always be working that day. I first heard of the black-eyed peas thing from my sister when she lived for a time in the South.

Personally, I think consuming any unfinished champagne from the night before is a much better tradition to consider starting.

[The Polack MSgt]

28. Both my parents were from western PA

And settled back there when my father retired from the service.

So my big growing up was around Pittsburgh, but actually much closer to Wheeling WV.

The I joined the Air Force and did 23 years myself. So yeah irealize this was probably not as widespread as I thought while I was growing up.

[Yonnie3]

23. Pork, greens, black eyed peas and cornbread

Greens, usually collard, but no cabbage. The pork is usually cured, ham hocks are common.

[lark]

24. Southern tradition is to have black eyed peas "for good luck".

Most people make "hopping John" which is black eyed peas in rice with celery and onions and served with vinegar sauce or hot sauce or both. Of course homemade cornbread is also required, we make the Mexican variety which is so yummy and tie it together with a nice pork roast.

[Laffy Kat]

47. How 'bout adding a side of turnip greens?

Greens = money for the new year.

[yellowdogintexas]

74. nothing like a good mess of turnip greens! n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Never heard of it, wouldn't eat it f I had.

Cabbage, yuck. Oyster stew was the New Years thing that my family ate when I was a kid (didn't like that much, either). Sometimes pickled herring.

[ploppy]

27. I think I will start a new tradition at my house.

Pork and cabbage on January 1!

[amuse bouche]

29. We usually get Chinese food, so egg rolls contain both

[The Polack MSgt]

38. Perfect solution

Thanks for responding

[spinbaby]

49. I'm going to do that, too

Thanks for the idea. I’ve always been a bit superstitious and followed the Pittsburgh custom of pork and sauerkraut. But since my husband died, no one in the house really likes it. Egg rolls are the perfect solution.

[amuse bouche]

71. I'm from the Northeast and you would have to place your New Year's order a week

in advance.Then join a big crowd to pick up. Now living down south, we seem to be the only ones with that tradition.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

[doc03]

35. Sauerkraut? Is plain cabbage a thing? Never heard of that.

[Phentex]

40. Pork, collard greens, blackeyed peas, cornbread...

that's our New Year's Day tradition.

[TygrBright]

42. Split pea soup with ham hock and red cabbage casserole.

The cabbage is made with bacon, onions, apples, vinegar and brown sugar, cooked slow and low.

omnommy...

anticipatorially,
Bright

[blue neen]

50. Yep.

We're going to fix a beautiful pork roast with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum!

SW PA here!

[mucifer]

51. not us Jewish Vegans :)

[RockCreek]

56. Or many non-vegan jews. N/t

[mucifer]

57. on non Jewish vegans

I have to stick up for both parts of me

[TEB]

52. Seriously top I got a option

thanks your ok for E8 if I ate that every day I’d be sleeping on couch

[The Polack MSgt]

69. Kolbassy & Kraut

The best lunch ever made.

Have a great new year TEB

[TEB]

70. You as well

This will be my first sober new year in 35 years give or take deployments army so first day 2019 no hangover

[The Polack MSgt]

66. This is a breakfast of champions

Thanks for the tip

[Gothmog]

58. I am Jewish and so this has never been on our menu

[The Polack MSgt]

68. I wasn't trying to be restrictive

But i never knew any Jews (other than theoretically in bible study) until I left home.

[yellowdogintexas]

75. my daughter taught me a porkless way to cook black eyed peas

and other dried beans: use a smoked turkey leg. It is terrific!

[dameatball]

62. I more often went with ham, collards and black eyed peas

[bronxiteforever]

65. Traditionally we Irish drink beer on New Years Day

And everyday after that! ☘️

[The Polack MSgt]

72. This was posted on my hometown page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanonsburgFriends/permalink/10156714480461531/

[yellowdogintexas]

76. this year we had a delightful Persian dish made by my son in law's mother

which contained black eyed peas.

It was so good!!! She served it on New Year's Eve but we had leftovers the next day.

[OnDoutside]

77. I know in the US, the "Irish" dish is Corned beef and cabbage, but in Ireland it is

Bacon and cabbage with boiled potatoes (and butter !).

[akraven]

79. Nope, but blackeyed peas are a MUST! nt