I am insuring my health and prosperity for the new year by dining this evening

[Chainfire]

on black-eyed peas and hog jowls. Care to join me?

[bahboo]

1. black-eyed peas yes...hog jowls no...

doing a veggie version of the peas. Hey...it can't hurt....

[Chainfire]

4. Without the jowls you are taking a big risk...

[Scrivener7]

2. I just learned about pork and sauerkraut.

[Chainfire]

5. That must be a Yankee thing. ;)

[electric_blue68]

3. Thanks for the reminder on the black eyed peas. I'll see if I can get a can today

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. no. My parents followed that cultural tradition (African America)

no jowls. thank you very much

[Chainfire]

7. My folks were poor white Southerners. We share a lot of traditions.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. indeed. My parents grew up poor black southerners