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Hoppin’ John (Black Eyed Peas for New Year’s)
Hoppin’ John (or Hoppy John) is a centuries-old tradition in the American South. On New Year’s Day…sometimes even at the stroke of midnight…families and friends grab steaming bowls of this hearty stew of black eyed peas, rice, and pork, which is supposed to give us good luck throughout the new year. The theory is that…