What's for New Years Day...eats...+ football..

[SCGranny]

Hmmm... can tell there's not a lot of Southerners here yet!
Roast Pork for a Fat and healthy New Year, Hoppin' John (black eyed peas and rice), with onions and spices, for luck and 'good seasons', and collard greens for wealth!

[NicoleJ]

Originally Posted by SCGranny

Hmmm... can tell there's not a lot of Southerners here yet!

LOL, I thought this was for NY Eve. On NY day, we'll also have Hoppin John. No greens b/c we've been having them a lot lately b/c they're so cheap. Probably green beans w/ potatoes in 'em. Cornbread. Maybe either neckbones or ribs or baked chicken...

[SCGranny]

Well, they were talkin about football, so I assumed they meant New Year's Day.

We had a New Year's Eve party at the house, and we had 250 people. We roasted a whole pig, and had 4 gallons of Hoppin John, 40 bottles of champagne, 20 bottles of various liqours, mixers, and a 10 gallon pot of collards.

At 3 AM we were pushing a friend's MG out of a ditch where he backed across the street, but we had to let our 3-year-old steer - she was the only one sober. We blamed the Hoppin John. Powerful stuff.

[NicoleJ]

Originally Posted by SCGranny

At 3 AM we were pushing a friend's MG out of a ditch where he backed across the street, but we had to let our 3-year-old steer - she was the only one sober. We blamed the Hoppin John. Powerful stuff.

I'm hoping you were only driving around your property, not in public.

[SCGranny]

No one drove, merely pushed. Once we got it back on the road, we pulled it over and parked it... No one was able to drive but the three-year-old - and she couldn't reach the pedals.