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Creole Hoppin’ John / Skippin’ Jenny

On New Year’s Day in the South, it’s traditional to eat a meal of black eyed peas, collard or turnip greens, and cornbread.  This is supposed to bring you luck and money – the peas represent coins, the greens represent folding money, and the yellow cornbread represents gold. Sometimes people from – elsewhere – make… Read More ›