Hoppin' John

[dennishoddy]

rice sucks. Just my personal opinion. bad experiences with it in the past.

Love the black eyed peas with lots of onion, garlic, bacon, ham and jalapeno.

Gets no better than that. We have the ingredients in the house.

 

[mugsy]

Oh forgot this one big substitution - no black eyed peas available so I used navy beans (the world's most useful all-purpose bean instead)

 

[ronny]

Black-eyed peas are the whole purpose of Hoppin John. You can substitute anything else in the dish, but not the black-eyed peas. Hoppin John is the vehicle to introduce black-eyed peas on January 1. Black-eyed peas are the guarantee of prosperity for the coming year. There is still time. Go to the store right now and get some black-eyed peas.

My wife of 49 years (50 in Feb) has made Hoppin John for every one of those 49 years. The only reason we're not rich is because I spent too much money on guns and related stuff.

 

[mugsy]

I will stand by my Navy beans...black eyed peas are good but they have nothing (except looks) over Navy beans.

 

[ronny]

Oh, man! You've missed the point. Navy beans are great. But only black-eyed peas will lead to prosperity. Don't mess with the Pea!

 

[mugsy]

I will have to be consigned to mediocrity for another year.