New Years Day Traditional Meals

**dapples** · 12-26-06, 02:54 PM

Do you have a special/traditional meal on NY day?

In the South, NY day dinner will include blackeye peas and cabbage (prepared many different ways). Tradtionally, they symbolize health and wealth.

**gozling** · 12-26-06, 03:29 PM

i am going to fix a duck with raspberry sauce...
everyone else is going to bring side dishes... then we are having a block party on the beach of all the residents with a pet parade lol

**keith720** · 12-26-06, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by dapples

Do you have a special/traditional meal on NY day?

In the South, NY day dinner will include blackeye peas and cabbage (prepared many different ways). Tradtionally, they symbolize health and wealth.

CABBAGE!? I grew up on Cabbage and potato soup because we were poor! My Dad was a toolmaker, and as an apprentice didn't make a lot of money until he became a journeyman. Our traditional meal now is ham, mashed potatos, blueberry muffins, green beans, corn, pecan pie, and New York vanilla ice cream.

**Crimebytes2** · 12-26-06, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by keith758

CABBAGE!? I grew up on Cabbage and potato soup because we were poor! My Dad was a toolmaker, and as an apprentice didn't make a lot of money until he became a journeyman. Our traditional meal now is ham, mashed potatos, blueberry muffins, green beans, corn, pecan pie, and New York vanilla ice cream.

Call me stupid, but what the heck is the difference between New York ice cream and just plain old vanilla ice cream? I've never been able to tell the difference if there is one.

**keith720** · 12-26-06, 05:11 PM

I think New York vanilla has more vanilla content.

**Retmilleo909** · 12-26-06, 05:27 PM

BLACK EYED PEAS with rice!! Hopping Johns!! every pea you eat means another 5 bucks and another trip to the john.

**Ducky** · 12-26-06, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by gozling

i am going to fix a duck with raspberry sauce...

Ditto, but that's for dessert.

We don't have a traditional New Year's Day meal.

**Willowdared** · 12-26-06, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by keith758

I think New York vanilla has more vanilla content.

It also uses the whole bean vanilla, those little black dots are vanilla bean seeds.

**Willowdared** · 12-26-06, 07:44 PM

And we have pickled herring on New Year's Eve....for good luck...and it's yummy.

**Star Man** · 12-26-06, 08:52 PM

Pork and sauerkraut.

**Retmilleo909** · 12-26-06, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by PDawg

And we have pickled herring on New Year's Eve....for good luck...and it's yummy.

Mmm, smoked salmon and cream cheese tastes better!!

**Cidp24** · 12-27-06, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by dapples

In the South, NY day dinner will include blackeye peas and cabbage (prepared many different ways).

Leave out the cabbage, season the peas with pork, add cornbread for me.

**Crimebytes2** · 12-27-06, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by keith758

I think New York vanilla has more vanilla content.

OK, but what's New York have to do with it? Why not Boston vanilla or Chicago? Heck, why not just call it More Vanilla vanilla ice cream?

**Crimebytes2** · 12-27-06, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Cidp24

Leave out the cabbage, season the peas with pork, add cornbread for me.

Now you're talkin'... peas and cornbread. Back when I was just a youngin' they were called purple hull peas. Every summer my dad would plant them in the garden. I loved shelling them (one of my favorite childhood memories).

**kay88** · 12-27-06, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by Ducky

Ditto, but that's for dessert.

We don't have a traditional New Year's Day meal.

I don't have one either. I just get the day off of work and I sleep all day from being up all night

Originally Posted by PDawg

And we have pickled herring on New Year's Eve....for good luck...and it's yummy.

Oooooh, i'm one of the few people I know that likes pickled herring. Not many of my friends like it. Funny story, the first time I had it was at my best friends house in high school. Her dad was hoping for a grossed out face when i ate it, but was disappointed when I said it was good

**Willowdared** · 12-27-06, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by Esteda

Mmm, smoked salmon and cream cheese tastes better!!

That too....I'm part Norwegian, so a smorsbrod has to have fish in many forms. Gotta have the cheeses, various meats and sausages, bread and ice cold akavit!

My Grandma makes the best cocktail sauce for the shrimp too...extra horseradish!!!!!

**Willowdared** · 12-27-06, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Crimebytes2

OK, but what's New York have to do with it? Why not Boston vanilla or Chicago? Heck, why not just call it More Vanilla vanilla ice cream?

Ummm, for the same reason there is Manhattan and New England clam chowder. Chicago style pizza. Philly cheese steak sandwich.

**choubacca** · 12-27-06, 10:00 AM

In France, peoples like to eat Foie Gras on toasts, oysters, smoked salmon, and... snails cooked in their cockles with a butter/garlic/parsley sauce (not a joke!) -

Bon appetit!

Best Regards,
ChouB'

**CountyFourteen** · 12-27-06, 10:29 AM

Yes my wife fixes a "southern traditional" meal on new years day (or close enough due to both of us working for the sheriff's office) but that doesn't mean I have to eat all she cooks, lol