April is Confederate History Month

[Anonymous]

Southern culture is unique and should be preserved not an American version of the cultural revolution.

[Blazor]

Southern culture is unique and should be preserved not an American version of the cultural revolution.

Indeed my friend!  ac_drinks

[Renee]

Yes southern culture should be preserved...Everything smothered in mayonnaise and deep fried should be elevated to the level of a national treasure... ac_toofunny

[Anonymous]

Yes southern culture should be preserved...Everything smothered in mayonnaise and deep fried should be elevated to the level of a national treasure... ac_toofunny

Perhaps in moderation, it's not so bad.

[Blazor]

As we prepare to ring in 2021

A New Years is coming...and a New decade



Understand what might or should be cooking in your Kitchen has Been a long Standing Southern Tradition with a sobering reminder to us all...

Enjoy a good bowl of black eye peas is one thing but know there meaning makes it that much better



A story that you might hear a lot as New Year is approaching. A story that should be retold and reminded to us every year



Why does Southerns eat Black Eye Peas on New Years Day?

What Is In Your Kitchen?



The story of the Southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas as the first meal on New Year's Day is generally believed to date back the winter of 1864 - 1865 during the later part of the of Southern Independence.



When Union General William T. Sherman led his invading troops on their destructive march through Georgia, the fields of black-eyed peas were largely left untouched because they were deemed fit only for animals.



 The Union foragers took everything, plunder the land, and left what they could not take burning or in shambles.

But one thing did remain the lonely peas and good Ol Southern salted pork.



As a result, the humble yet nourishing black-eyed pea saved surviving Southerners - mainly women, children and the disabled veterans of the Confederate army - from mass starvation and were thereafter regarded as a symbol of good luck.



The peas are said to represent good fortune. Certainly, the starving Southern families and soldiers were fortunate to have those meager supplies.



According to the tradition and folklore, the peas are served with several other dishes that symbolically represent good fortune, wealth and prosperity in the coming year. Some folks still traditionally cook the black-eyed peas with a silver dime in the pot as a symbol of good fortune.



Greens represent wealth and paper money. Any greens will do, but in the South, the most popular are collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, and boiled cabbage.



 Cornbread - a regular staple mean among Southerners in absence of wheat - symbolizes gold and is very good for soaking up the juice from the greens on the plate.

Good for dinner and in the morning with syrup



Pork symbolizes bountiful prosperity and then progressing into the year ahead. Ham and hog jowls are typical with the New Year meal, though sometimes bacon will work too.



Stewed tomatoes are often eaten with this meal as well. They represent health and wealth.



This is just of few of rich Southern New Year Traditions



I hope you reflect on those stories when you sit down at your family table this coming year



Enjoy this humble uniquely Southern meal every New Years Day. Be thankful for what this year did give you and better days that are coming ahead of you



It was what your Southern Kinfolk DID and reflected upon every year.

Time is coming to get the Southern Smell a cooking

In all things and Holidays keep true to your Southern Roots



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[Blazor]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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[Frood]

Southern culture is unique and should be preserved not an American version of the cultural revolution.

I had neighbours from the Deep South, growing up...



Cornbread, fried chicken, black eyed peas, chitluns, collard greens, weird rice and beans combos.... chicken fried steak... every time they had a birthday party in the neighbourhood... I think they used those opportunities to toy with the Northerners.....and they were white rednecks, but as nice as can be....just proud of their heritage and a little bit cheeky.



Black family a few doors down had a mum who called us white devils to our faces and was really mean. Her oldest boy (my age) just wanted to play, but her youngest was a little racist cocksucker. I think the gossip at the time was the mum was a former Black Panthers groupie.



The rednecks always invited them to their block parties, but the bitch mum never attended or let the kids.



I've met heaps of southerners and northerners since, but I reckon southerners are less racist than northerners. Have had a few black and white southerners point that out to me, and it is often the case.



If I were to live in the US again, it would only be in the South.

[Anonymous]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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What is on your plate?

[Blazor]

If I were to live in the US again, it would only be in the South.

 acc_hugz

[Blazor]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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What is on your plate?

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

[Anonymous]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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What is on your plate?

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

I don't know if I've ever had black eyed peas before.

 ac_umm

[Blazor]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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What is on your plate?

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

I don't know if I've ever had black eyed peas before.

 ac_umm

Another Southern thang you need to try lol.



Reminds you of a pinto bean a lil.

[Anonymous]

My Southern themed New Years meal lol....



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What is on your plate?

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

I don't know if I've ever had black eyed peas before.

 ac_umm

Another Southern thang you need to try lol.



Reminds you of a pinto bean a lil.

Old Herman aint into any kind of beans.

[Blazor]

What is on your plate?

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

I don't know if I've ever had black eyed peas before.

 ac_umm

Another Southern thang you need to try lol.



Reminds you of a pinto bean a lil.

Old Herman aint into any kind of beans.

 ac_wot

[Anonymous]

Fried pork chops, black eyed peas, and chopped spinach.

I don't know if I've ever had black eyed peas before.

 ac_umm

Another Southern thang you need to try lol.



Reminds you of a pinto bean a lil.

Old Herman aint into any kind of beans.

 ac_wot

Some people don't like beans I suppose.