Why Do We Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s? Dec 27 Written By Debra Freeman On New Year’s Eve, many African-Americans make a point to cook black-eyed peas to usher in the new year, and as author John Egerton wrote in his book Southern Food, it is believed they have a “mystical and mythical power to bring good luck.” Debra Freeman
Why Do We Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s? Dec 27 Written By Debra Freeman On New Year’s Eve, many African-Americans make a point to cook black-eyed peas to usher in the new year, and as author John Egerton wrote in his book Southern Food, it is believed they have a “mystical and mythical power to bring good luck.” Debra Freeman