Was born in the south, transplanted to NW Indiana at age of 6 for 12 years. Have done the New Years thing both places. Black-eyed peas (w/ hog jowl) & greens must be a southern thing. Unless you are southern, living north!
The 12 years I lived in Indiana, my family was among the few we knew who did the peas/greens thing. A lot of the New Year customs that went on around us seemed more geared to whatever the ethnic make-up of the family. We lived in a cultural "melting-pot." As for me & my family...Black-eyed peas w/ hock, greens, left-over ham & chicken, cracklin' cornbread & apple turnovers was for New Year's (late lunch/early supper).
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