Happy New Year Reoville!
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I wish i was still able to ice skate. That was so much fun as a kid! Sledding,too.
and snowmobiling and downhill skiing...
ahh the memories...
and snowmobiling and downhill skiing...
ahh the memories...
well I feel a big mushy comin' on....
I hope, Rob, that you heal quickly and completely and that you take some time for the pleasures of life.
You are a good man and you deserve the best that life has to offer
I hope, Rob, that you heal quickly and completely and that you take some time for the pleasures of life.
You are a good man and you deserve the best that life has to offer
Happy New Years REOville! I can't think of a more deserving bunch of people to send all the best wishes for a better, brighter, happier year.
lol..mine ended with a broken wrist. and the downhill skiing with a fracture hip.. ( if I would've just not had to show off...
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Happy New Year to everyone in REOville! I hope everyone has a safe, and prosperous 2013! 
Eh, save your breath. Sterno and I did everything we could to convince him to emigrate to Oklahoma, but failed. And he would even been only an hour away from AVEjuice at the time!
Happy New Year, fellow Reonauts! I'm proud to say that I rang in the new year with my VVG in hand.
Happy New Year, Rob and Reonauts!!!
I hope this year is a great year for everyone!!!!!
I hope this year is a great year for everyone!!!!!
A VERY Happy New Year to ALL of my REO Family.... I have grown weary of many other forums on ECF as of late, but it's the REO folk who keep me coming back. 
Who eats black eyed peas for New Year's Day? Both my parents and my maternal Grandfather were fanatical about eating 'peas for prosperity' on this day. Last year, I almost had a coronary finding them; all the local grocery stores were sold out of cans and we had to settle for quickly soaking the dried version.
I've always wondered, is that a southern tradition, an Irish thing, or what?
I've always wondered, is that a southern tradition, an Irish thing, or what?
We discussed this a little bit in the Lounge last night. I'm not sure where it comes from either. All my life we ate blackeye's and cabbage on New Year's Day. I always thought one was for health and one was for money. Some folks have said the peas are for coins and greens are for dollars. Ham is for health and adding stewed tomatoes to the peas will bring good health.
Started with the peas and tomatoes yesterday. Making ham and cabbage today.
And some of our "above the Mason Dixon" REOnauts had never heard of it, so it very well may be a Southern thang.
Started with the peas and tomatoes yesterday. Making ham and cabbage today.
And some of our "above the Mason Dixon" REOnauts had never heard of it, so it very well may be a Southern thang.
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http://gosoutheast.about.com/od/restaurantslocalcuisine/a/blackeyedpeas.htm
If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in the Southeast, it is most likely that you will be offered black-eyed peas in some form, either just after midnight or on New Year's Day. From grand gala gourmet dinners to small casual gatherings with friends and family, these flavorful legumes are traditionally, according to Southern folklore, the first food to be eaten on New Year's Day for luck and prosperity throughout the year ahead.
The practice of eating black-eyed peas for luck is generally believed to date back to the Civil War. At first planted as food for livestock, and later a food staple for slaves in the South, the fields of black-eyed peas were ignored as Sherman's troops destroyed or stole other crops, thereby giving the humble, but nourishing, black-eyed pea an important role as a major food source for surviving Confederates.
Today, the tradition of eating black-eyed peas for the New Year has evolved into a number of variations and embellishments of the luck and prosperity theme including:
Served with greens (collards, mustard or turnip greens, which varies regionally), the peas represent coins and the greens represent paper money. In some areas cabbage is used in place of the greens.
Cornbread, often served with black-eyed peas and greens, represents gold.
For the best chance of luck every day in the year ahead, one must eat at least 365 black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
Black-eyed peas eaten with stewed tomatoes represent wealth and health.
In some areas, actual values are assigned with the black-eyed peas representing pennies or up to a dollar each and the greens representing anywhere from one to a thousand dollars.
Adding a shiny penny or dime to the pot just before serving is another tradition practiced by some. When served, the person whose bowl contains the penny or dime receives the best luck for the New Year, unless of course, the recipient swallows the coin, which would be a rather unlucky way to start off the year.
The catch to all of these superstitious traditions is that the black-eyed peas are the essential element and eating only the greens without the peas, for example, will not do the trick.
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