Ever
wonder why extra good fortune has not come your way in double handfuls. The
explanation is simple, really: no black-eyed peas and no cabbage. In addition, Christmas
decorations remain throughout your home and on your lawn and upon your house,
laden with the dust and trappings of 2014. There’s still time to correct the ‘faux-pas.’
To ignore this good
luck protocol is like defying the Southern Lady’s Handbook Rule regarding the
wearing of white shoes after Labor Day.
Since the cradle, I’ve eaten black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Imagine what my life would have been like had
I not eaten them! I shudder to think!
One December day, a
friend asked me if I ate Cabbage for Cash
on New Year’s Day. Alas! Alak!
I don’t even like cabbage, I told her. She explained with patience and
understanding how to make nasty smelling cabbage morph into a delicious side
dish. It involves butter, onion, bacon,
and a black iron skillet. She furthered
her comments to assure me that cash had not been withheld from me, but, “Imagine
how the dollars would dash into your life if you would begin your year with
cabbage!”
Each
New Year’s Day those seated at my table gobble black-eyed peas, cabbage,
cornbread, and ham or pork chops. My 2015
is destined to be lucky and rich!
Preparations for welcoming New Year’s Day include beginning
work on a humongous jigsaw puzzle.
New Year’s Day
traditions celebrate the future, new beginnings, and optimism!
Uh-oh! All I'm having are black-eyed peas and cornbread--no cabbage. And I didn't have time to take down and put away my Christmas decorations before heading to my daughter's for a late Christmas. But that's often the case, so I guess I won't worry. Happy New Year! Cute post.
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