My Mother Myself

My mother, Jo, and I have this really bad habit of tearing recipes and cooking tips from magazines and neatly organizing them in notebooks. We have actually made some of those recipes. That would probably account for about 1%. All the others we would really, really like to make. Yesterday she gave me one of her notebooks. To say the least - I was thrilled. As I ran thru the notebook I decided I would post some of them here for the next year (or so . . . ) and a few of mine. Some of them are oldies from family. Some will have no reference. Let's see how this goes . . . . .

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Black Eyed Peas




 The peas, since they swell when cooked, symbolize prosperity; the greens symbolize money; the pork, because pigs root forward when foraging, represents positive motion

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds dried black-eyed peas
  • 2 small ham hocks (about 8oz)
  • 6 cups water water
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • salt - to taste
Pick over the peas and rinse well, then soak in cold water overnight. Place ham hocks in large pot with water, bring to boil, and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Drain peas and add to the pot.  Add onion and salt. Add water to cover peas. Cover tightly and simmer slowly 2 hours or until peas are tender.  Serves 8.
SOURCE: JO/MAMO

 "get up and get busy. what you do on new year's day you will be doing the rest of the year. do the things that make you happy and productive." Mamo


*** NOTE TO JO: did we serve anything other than turnip or collard greens and cornbread with the black eyed peas?
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