Whats your New Years Food Tradition?
Date: Wed, 12/26/2007 - 10:17
Growing up in NJ my Father was primarily Irish and my mother was mostly Dutch. At midnight on New years eve they would eat pickled herring and usually have roast pork of fresh ham on New Years Day. My tradition has remained the same but more Champagne is consumed on the Eve and mimosas and bloody Marys are added to the day one mix. New Years Eve is also my birthday so I have a tendency to celebrate double.
What are your New years traditions? I know some people eat cabbage as a sign of cash and in the South its Hoppin' John in some places. By the way pickled herring used to taste good and now it tastes like sour slimy old fish chunks or the bait they could not sell so they pickled it. What happened?
foiled again! Kidding...actually I didnt even think of this...gr
foiled again! Kidding...actually I didnt even think of this...great idea.
Volley! I still need you to answer the question!! You probably h
Volley! I still need you to answer the question!! You probably have a very interesting tradition given your ethnicity!
Well, this year the Anthony Bourdain-esque still beating cobra h
Well, this year the Anthony Bourdain-esque still beating cobra hearts were a bit out of our budget, so might just do dungeness crab if we arent in Disneyland. Which then we would take a trip to the familys house for a whole roasted pig!
The pig roast! I knew there was something great going on! I can'
The pig roast! I knew there was something great going on! I can't afford the hearts either. I might just pick up on the Florida cracker tradition and kill something and eat it, like a gator! I saw a 'possum in my driveway yesterday. That might be good!
My kids and I always have a little mini-feast of the things we c
My kids and I always have a little mini-feast of the things we can't normally have during the year...shrimp, maybe some king crab legs (just a few!), a whole spread of snacky type things like summer sausage & cheese cubes and crackers, chips & dip, fruit kabobs, etc. Stuff we can't normally afford to keep a lot of around the house. Sometimes we invite family or friends over, but usually it's just us!
We used to have parties with our friends. We started it out. We
We used to have parties with our friends. We started it out. We had a huge party at our house one year then someone else would host the party. It went around a couple of times then we all got cabins in the same area so now (if there is enough snow) we will go and take the snowmobiles around to all the different parties. I will not drink while driving mine. That is a complete no no for me. We have this one road and it has a sign that shows a curve but many people (cars and snowmobiles) after drinking take the curve too fast and 2 years ago someone died after missing the curve and hit a tree. So now there is to be no drinking and driving. Tha has to wait or you will leave your sled there and ride with someone else.
But anyway we start the night out with a whole stuffed tenderloin cooked over the fire pit in the backyard at the cabin. Then I make roasted potatoes and a veggi. We also have a nice green salad. Then we go riding (most of us want to take a nap first lol )
Then when we are done people come back to our cabin for snacks and drinks. We will have venison sausage and asst. cheese. The rest of my Christmas candy, chips and dips. So we are all loaded up, the fridge is full and the cabinets are full of Captin, Kesslers, vodka, teq. and Marg. mix yummy :) So this way I can drink some and enjoy and I won't have to worry about trying to get home. Usually everybody finds a place to crash at our cabin. I will only have about 2 drinks, because after my mom passed away in Dec. 2001 I turned to drinking. I drank and drank for a couple months then got myself some help and now I just don't like the taste of it much. So a drink here and there is enough for me. Plus I get migraines so I don't need a hang over on top of one of those lol.
Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year :)
Hey puddle....can I get the address? I'll bring my own snowmobil
Hey puddle....can I get the address? I'll bring my own snowmobile! :D
Mine? Just watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV. It's
Mine? Just watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV. It's always a bit of a let down though because I know it's just a replay. I've often wondered why each time zone doesn't have it's own such event. Chicago, say, droping a ball for Central Time. Denver for Mountain Time, and LA or San Francisco for Pacific.
They do show celebrations from different cities around the count
They do show celebrations from different cities around the country if you stay up late enough. What about New Years Day though! What do ya'll do then?
Twilight Zone 24 hour marathon. All day New years day
Twilight Zone 24 hour marathon. All day New years day
Being from New England we love to have lobster. But I?????
Being from New England we love to have lobster. But I????????m starting to feel sorry for the lobster. The population is really getting fished out. Those poor crustaceans!
Then again the lobsterman that bust butts everyday and are still making less then they were 3 years ago because of the price of gas. If I boycott the lobster I????????ll be taking food out of their families mouths.
Oh what the heck???????Lobster it is, I also have some shrimp in the freezer and of course Champaign. My oldest son is having he girlfriend visit for Oh. And I know the two of them hate seafood. So maybe we????????ll just make them some burgers
I miss lobsters. They are two expensive down here. We do get the
I miss lobsters. They are two expensive down here. We do get the best pink gulf shrimp with the heads still on fresh off the boats. I will definately have some New Years Eve. Thanks Kash for reminding me of the Twilight Zone Marathon.
So funny to think that many years ago, Lobsters were so abundant
So funny to think that many years ago, Lobsters were so abundant and fed to prisoners, considered "peasant food". Now we pay top dollar!
We have stone crabs in season right now. They break off one claw
We have stone crabs in season right now. They break off one claw when they are caught and throw them back to grow another. Big claws run between 15 and 20.00 per pound. They are awesome though. I may just spring for a couple.