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Project Discussions: New Year's Eve / Day Traditions |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 10:24:10 AM
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Today I bought a pkg of fresh black-eyed peas to cook with smoked ham hock for New Year's Eve & Day. Also a bottle of Champlain. Neither black-eyed peas or Champlain are favorites of mine but I do them once a year.
Happy New Year and how do you welcome in the New Year? |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 10:26:02 AM
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My mother used to always say the black-eyed peas and pickled herring were to be eaten on New Years Eve. I like the herring, and sometimes do the black-eyed peas - just because. LOL! |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 10:33:59 AM
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Linda, never heard of pickled herring for New Years but I would probably take the herring over black-eyed peas.
A little pickled herring with cream cheese on rye - I can see me doing that. Would have to swap the Champlain for a good Irish beer. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 10:36:30 AM
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This may be a northern US (Illinois is where Mom grew up) tradition. |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 10:50:05 AM
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I don't know anything about who settled Illinois but pickled herring may have a Scandinavian tie. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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violetrose
True Blue Farmgirl
871 Posts
Ruth
Epworth
GA
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 12:05:51 PM
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New Years our tradition is, Pork Roast, sauerkraut, Mashed taters, black eyed peas and applesauce. Most Southerners have Collard Greens, or some other green, not here at our house! |
Farmgirl Sister # 1738
God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us!
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 1:47:03 PM
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New Year's Eve we will have appetizer type foods... some wings, buffalo chicken dip, a goat cheese log rolled in cranberries and pistachios, potato wedges, and spinach and artichoke dip. We will probably play games or watch a movie... We never last all night though, lol
New Year's Day we will be having company for dinner... we will be having ham, macaroni and cheese, roasted vegetables, cranberry sauce, yeast rolls and a peppermint brownie roll for dessert. |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349 Farmgirl of the Month January 2016 http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 4:30:10 PM
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Usually Black eyed peas, cornbread and veggies, if we have company we have ham, My dh is a vegetarian, so I eat what he eats mostly, unless we have company.
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 6:59:54 PM
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One year for New Years Day dinner I served up ham, black eyed peas (for $$$ in the new year), stewed cabbage (for good luck in the new year), cornbread, a veggie tray with dip, stuffed celery, iced tea and pies. The food is what we have for every New Year's dinner...the funny part was trying to explain it to our guests. George, a roping buddy of my son is from Montana. Stoney, another roper friend was from Nebraska and of course our daughter in law from Wisconsin. They were good sports, and hungry. That was about 17 years ago. I never prepare that meal, without thinking of that year and smiling and giggling a bit. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3529 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3529 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2016 : 05:06:18 AM
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Down here in Florida we do the southern meal tradition as others have described. This year, however, our close vietnamese friends have invited us to dinner so that will be a treat and totally different. I think having great old friends are the perfect blessing to starting a New Year! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2016 : 07:39:04 AM
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Sara, what a fun post to read about various New Years Traditions. BTW, I'll assume you mean Champagne and not Champlain! lol I love champagne ....
When my maternal grandmother was alive, we would celebrate at her home until her children took on the task. We would have lots of finger foods to nibble on. Waited until midnight to wish everyone a wonderful New Years ... Lots of health, love, joy, and prosperity. Some of the grown ups would chat, play cards and us kids (cousins) would play games. When my maternal grandmother passed way, it all stopped. A new tradition was to attend a New Years eve party at a hall in Montreal. The Italians do know how to throw a party, lots of food! lol
Today, I do not do anything special for New Years eve or day. Well, inventory of Fibre Junction .... that's about it. Cheers! |
Carole Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011 http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2016 : 07:50:52 AM
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Carole I thought it didn't look right but it passed spell check and I didn't look it up in Webster's. Guess I need a spell check that knows what I mean and not what I write. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2016 : 08:42:57 AM
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I usually never make it to midnight unless I am at a party or a game night with friends. |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9579 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Dec 30 2016 : 09:15:56 AM
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Not sure what we will do. Probably normal meals since New Year's falls on a Sunday. We always have a big Sunday dinner after church and since we already did turkey and ham for the other holidays I will do roast chicken.Putting away the Christmas things today, except for the tree. We leave it up until after New Years. This year we are bringing up all the storage bins from the basement and reorganizing everything. Big job but at least it will be clean and organized and hopefully downsized a bit down there. We have a very small basement. Only under one of the front room, the rest is crawl space. I sure wouldn't want to crawl in it though. LOL! |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3529 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2016 : 1:59:33 PM
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Sara, I just received the darling New Year's card that you made in the mail!! I love what you designed and the message on the front and back. Thank-you so much!! It just made me smile big time. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2016 : 2:05:18 PM
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Thank you Winnie, I enjoyed conceiving the idea and making the cards. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14 FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2016 : 4:55:08 PM
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Sara I love your card. You are very creative. It made my day. Thank you. |
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Project Discussions: New Year's Eve / Day Traditions |
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