New Year Traditions And Eating Black Eyed Peas For Good Luck

Nancy Addison, nutritionist and chef, gives you her special black eyed pea recipe and tell you why people eat them for good luck on New Years Day.

New Years Day is here and many of us will be having the meal consisting of black-eyed peas. The black-eyed peas are known to represent “good luck”. This tradition began in the southern states after the Civil War. The northern troops, especially who were serving under General Sherman, would destroy all foods, crops, and livestock […]