For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)

In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
New Year dinner.

Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
of the TV whilst watching football?)

Best -- Terry

"Terry" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.
>
> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>
> Best -- Terry

It's lentils all the way here.

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Terry wrote:
> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.
>
> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
> of the TV whilst watching football?)


We moved to New England 11 years ago. It turns out that take-out
Chinese food is a huge New Year's tradition here. Every Chinese
restaurant has extra staff and stays open late.


--Lia

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:49:21 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>
>Football? What's football <BEG>
>
>Michael

Apparently it is a "sport" that is played between two teams of
marginally-sane men who are attempting to move a pumpkin from one end
of a cow pasture to another. Getting the pumpkin to the opposite end
of the field is called a 'home run'... I think... :-)

Best -- Terry
Apologies to Andy Griffith, "What it was, was football"...

kilikini wrote:
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
>>We moved to New England 11 years ago. It turns out that take-out
>>Chinese food is a huge New Year's tradition here. Every Chinese
>>restaurant has extra staff and stays open late.
>>
>>
>>--Lia
>
>
> Wow, that's interesting! I would never have expected that. I'd eat
> it!


I wish I could tell you more about how it got started, but I'm a
stranger here myself, interested in the odd ways and doings of the
native population.


--Lia

Oh pshaw, on Wed 26 Dec 2007 08:32:30a, Terry meant to say...

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:49:21 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> > wrote:
>
>>> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>>> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>>
>>Football? What's football <BEG>
>>
>>Michael
>
> Apparently it is a "sport" that is played between two teams of
> marginally-sane men who are attempting to move a pumpkin from one end
> of a cow pasture to another. Getting the pumpkin to the opposite end
> of the field is called a 'home run'... I think... :-)
>
> Best -- Terry
> Apologies to Andy Griffith, "What it was, was football"...
>

I have an old 45 rpm recording of that. Quite funny!

--
Wayne Boatwright

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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:01:51 -0600, Terry >
wrote:

>For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
>prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
>bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
>In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
>don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
>New Year dinner.
>
>Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>of the TV whilst watching football?)
>
I wasn't brought up with any New Year's traditions. My husband's
family eats noodles..... LONG noodles for a long life. My niece
married a Texan - his family eats black eyes peas (no hog jowls). I
used to have Irish neighbors who'd go out on their back stairs and
beat on pots and pans to scare away bad luck. We have another couple
over and sit in front of the fireplace sipping champagne. Maybe I'll
make cheese fondue this year. Haven't done that in a long time.

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For many years New Years Day was a bracing winter walk followed by a
potluck whose centerpiece was a steaming pot of chili cooked by the
host. We were three families and we had the same host each year: each
year's chili was a new experiment, and sometimes he'd make 2 or 3 for
us to critique...remembering those times makes me want to try to start
a new tradition

--thelma

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:29:00 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>(I keep
>reminding my husband I'm a West Coast Girl, not a Southerner! After close
>to 4 years of marriage, he still doesn't get it.)
>
It seems to me that you two could compromise on black eyed peas.
Instead of hog jowls, why not make Hoppin' John?

>Whatever your menu, I hope your 2008 will be a happy and healthy one, folks!

You too, Kili. Wishing you & TFM all the best!

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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:32:30 -0600, Terry >
wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:49:21 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:
>
>>> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>>> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>>
>>Football? What's football <BEG>
>>
>>Michael
>
>Apparently it is a "sport" that is played between two teams of
>marginally-sane men who are attempting to move a pumpkin from one end
>of a cow pasture to another. Getting the pumpkin to the opposite end
>of the field is called a 'home run'... I think... :-)
>
>Best -- Terry
>Apologies to Andy Griffith, "What it was, was football"...


Andy Griffith's "What it Was Was Football." I was always reminded of
it when I went to football games at UNC. UNC is also Andy's alma
mater.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:01:51 -0600, Terry >
wrote:

>For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
>prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
>bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
>In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
>don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
>New Year dinner.
>

i think sometimes it's the whole pig head.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:32:30 -0600, Terry >
wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:49:21 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:
>
>>> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>>> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>>
>>Football? What's football <BEG>
>>
>>Michael
>
>Apparently it is a "sport" that is played between two teams of
>marginally-sane men who are attempting to move a pumpkin from one end
>of a cow pasture to another. Getting the pumpkin to the opposite end
>of the field is called a 'home run'... I think... :-)
>
>Best -- Terry
>Apologies to Andy Griffith, "What it was, was football"...

'then one man bends over and bites the other man in the ass and then
there's the god-damnedest fight you ever saw' - somebody other than
andy griffith

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:40:08 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

>kilikini wrote:
>> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>>
>>>We moved to New England 11 years ago. It turns out that take-out
>>>Chinese food is a huge New Year's tradition here. Every Chinese
>>>restaurant has extra staff and stays open late.
>>>
>>>
>>>--Lia
>>
>>
>> Wow, that's interesting! I would never have expected that. I'd eat
>> it!
>
>
>I wish I could tell you more about how it got started, but I'm a
>stranger here myself, interested in the odd ways and doings of the
>native population.
>
>
>--Lia

where did you live before, lia?

your pal,
blake

Oh pshaw, on Wed 26 Dec 2007 10:01:45a, meant to say...

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:29:00 -0500, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
>>(I keep
>>reminding my husband I'm a West Coast Girl, not a Southerner! After
>>close to 4 years of marriage, he still doesn't get it.)
>>
> It seems to me that you two could compromise on black eyed peas.
> Instead of hog jowls, why not make Hoppin' John?

I couldn't take the how jowls either, but Southern tradition does
"dictate" black-eyed peas and pork. My grandmother and mother always made
a pork roast or fresh ham, black-eyed peas, and cornbread.

The very thought of a mixture of rice and beans or peas turns me completely
off. Separately I can eat them at the same meal, but not mixed together.

>>Whatever your menu, I hope your 2008 will be a happy and healthy one,
>>folks!
>
> You too, Kili. Wishing you & TFM all the best!
>

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Today is: Boxing Day (U.K.)
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In article >,
Terry > wrote:

> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.
>
> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
> of the TV whilst watching football?)

When I was a kid we'd put together a massive picnic and go out to a
specific park by the beach with the grandparents and all the aunties and
uncles and cousins on my mother's side of the family. It was usually 30
- 35C (86 - 95F) or so and we'd play in the playground till we got too
hot, have a picnic lunch and then swim in the sea in the afternoon.
Barbecue for dinner then back home as the sun went down, all falling
asleep in the car from having run ourselves stupid all day.

For the last few years I've travelled back to my home town for a
particular group's New Year's Eve party (which is always fantastic), and
stay with a friend. We order pizza and eat that then head off to the
party. New Years Day breakfast is always leftover pizza and coffee.

I'm contemplating staying home next year. Wonder what we'll do for that.

Miche

--
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On Dec 26, 8:54 am, sf wrote:
>
> > I wasn't brought up with any New Year's traditions. My husband's
> family eats noodles..... LONG noodles for a long life. [snip]

We like long noodles for long life, but for the Lunar New Year. For
Jan. 1 we like mimosas in the morning with soft scrambled eggs topped
with a tiny bit of sour cream and a generous dollop of caviar.
Nothing like luxury on the first morning of the New Year. Then it's
various chips and salsas and guacamole during the Rose Bowl. After
that, just something like a sandwich for supper. -aem

Terry wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:49:21 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> > wrote:
>
>>> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
>>> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>>
>>Football? What's football <BEG>
>>
>>Michael
>
> Apparently it is a "sport" that is played between two teams of
> marginally-sane men who are attempting to move a pumpkin from one end
> of a cow pasture to another. Getting the pumpkin to the opposite end
> of the field is called a 'home run'... I think... :-)
>
> Best -- Terry
> Apologies to Andy Griffith, "What it was, was football"...

"...so I grabbed my head!" - Cosby


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Julia Altshuler wrote:

> kilikini wrote:
>> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>>
>>>We moved to New England 11 years ago. It turns out that take-out
>>>Chinese food is a huge New Year's tradition here. Every Chinese
>>>restaurant has extra staff and stays open late.
>>>
>>>
>>>--Lia
>>
>>
>> Wow, that's interesting! I would never have expected that. I'd eat
>> it!
>
>
> I wish I could tell you more about how it got started, but I'm a
> stranger here myself, interested in the odd ways and doings of the
> native population.

People who didn't want to cook, leaving the roads to the New Year's Eve
drivers who were already drunk.

Also, remember the old "eat Chinese and you're hungry again in an hour"
humor? Well, on New Year's Eve, if you start dinner around 11 PM, you can
eat Chinese and not get hungry again until next year.

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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:10:11 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:
>
>Also, remember the old "eat Chinese and you're hungry again in an hour"
>humor? Well, on New Year's Eve, if you start dinner around 11 PM, you can
>eat Chinese and not get hungry again until next year.

That's a Joke I've never understood. Chinese food stays with me just
as long as any other kind does.


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On Dec 26, 1:25*pm, sf wrote:
>
> That's a Joke I've never understood. *Chinese food stays with me just
> as long as any other kind does.
>
Only "explanation" I've ever seen is that roundeyes typically don't
eat as much rice as Chinese do. That's possible, but some of my
friends say it's because they can't use chopsticks well enough.....
<- -aem

Terry > wrote:
> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)

Being from PA originally I'm used to pork and sauerkraut, but I've
never liked 'kraut. My sister, who still lives in PA gives my wife
a batch of sauerkraut every year, and my wife loves it. I'll be grill
smoking a ham that I brine cured about a month ago. A friend and I split a
hog from a guy at the local farmer's market. That is our version of
pork for the pork and sauerkraut.

> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.

My wife will probably make the blackeyed peas even though neither
of us is from the South, she likes the tradition. And, of course,
we invite any of our friends who are in town over to have dinner.
That is a tradition, too.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

sf wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:10:11 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>>
>>Also, remember the old "eat Chinese and you're hungry again in an hour"
>>humor? Well, on New Year's Eve, if you start dinner around 11 PM, you can
>>eat Chinese and not get hungry again until next year.
>
> That's a Joke I've never understood. Chinese food stays with me just
> as long as any other kind does.

You're probably eating too much of it at a sitting.

Then there's German food......

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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:10:11 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>Also, remember the old "eat Chinese and you're hungry again in an hour"
>>humor? Well, on New Year's Eve, if you start dinner around 11 PM, you can
>>eat Chinese and not get hungry again until next year.
>
>
> That's a Joke I've never understood. Chinese food stays with me just
> as long as any other kind does.


The explanation that makes sense to me has to do with the way Chinese
food tends to be more vegetables than in the typical U.S. meal, and the
meat is cut into smaller pieces. This might go back to the 1950s when
an elegant dinner out was a big slab of steak, and a cheap meal out was
Chinese. With the steak, you swallow larger bites, spend a lot of time
digesting it, and get more calories because of the fat in the steak.
You feel full longer. With the Chinese meal, you get more fiber in the
vegetables, feel full immediately, but then, because of the lower
calorie content, feel hungry later. Also, because the meat is pre-cut
in smaller pieces, you don't have the heavy meat sitting in the stomach.
It digests faster.


I know I felt it at the Culinary Institute. There was 7 day Oriental
kitchen. I was achingly hungry the nights after that class. I've never
felt it from any other Chinese or Asian cuisine before or after that.


--Lia

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
3.184...
> Oh pshaw, on Wed 26 Dec 2007 10:01:45a, meant to say...
>
>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:29:00 -0500, "kilikini"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>(I keep
>>>reminding my husband I'm a West Coast Girl, not a Southerner! After
>>>close to 4 years of marriage, he still doesn't get it.)
>>>
>> It seems to me that you two could compromise on black eyed peas.
>> Instead of hog jowls, why not make Hoppin' John?
>
> I couldn't take the how jowls either, but Southern tradition does
> "dictate" black-eyed peas and pork. My grandmother and mother always made
> a pork roast or fresh ham, black-eyed peas, and cornbread.
>
> The very thought of a mixture of rice and beans or peas turns me
> completely
> off. Separately I can eat them at the same meal, but not mixed together.
>
>>>Whatever your menu, I hope your 2008 will be a happy and healthy one,
>>>folks!
>>
>> You too, Kili. Wishing you & TFM all the best!
>>
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright

For some reason it's hard to find hog jowls around where I live in central
Florida, I can find ham hocks though. My black eyed peas will have the
Christmas ham bone in them though, don't like greens but must have
cornbread.

nobody but us chickens wrote:
>
> For some reason it's hard to find hog jowls around where I live in
> central Florida, I can find ham hocks though. My black eyed peas will
> have the Christmas ham bone in them though, don't like greens but
> must have cornbread.

Where are you in Central Florida? We're in Zephyrhills, but we can always
find hog jowls (not that *I* eat them) in Plant City at the dreaded meat
store called Felton's. http://www.feltonsmarket.com/

Felton's has everything from feet, to jowls, to belly, to..........pizzle.

It's a mix between a meat store and a Mexican market (and I hate it), but it
has the best prices in town.

kili

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:29:00 -0500, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
>> (I keep
>> reminding my husband I'm a West Coast Girl, not a Southerner! After
>> close to 4 years of marriage, he still doesn't get it.)
>>
> It seems to me that you two could compromise on black eyed peas.
> Instead of hog jowls, why not make Hoppin' John?

He may, and he can eat the whole skillet of it, too! (I can't stand the
peas. Oh, and dang, is it me or do they really stink?)

>> Whatever your menu, I hope your 2008 will be a happy and healthy
>> one, folks!
>
> You too, Kili. Wishing you & TFM all the best!

Thanks, sf! Happy New Year! (Oh, and I've got the Forte thing
working.....I'll send details by private e-mail.)

kili

"Terry" > wrote in message
...
> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.
>
> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
> of the TV whilst watching football?)

We don't really have any. But a few years ago I started eating black eyed
peas on New Year's day. Nobody else in the house likes them but I love
them. Kind of hard to find here in WA though. They are not commonly eaten.

There's a Scandinavian tradition which says that you should have a piece
of herring in your mouth at the stroke of midnight, and that this will
bring good luck for the coming year. Since I don't like to tempt fate,
I've been following this advice for years.

Usually it's pickled herring, with or without sour cream, maybe with a
slice of onion and a sprig of fresh dill, on crackers. I like herring,
so this is an easy one for me. Ice cold vodka is a good partner to this
snack. Cindy, on the other hand, hates herring, so she relies on other
superstitions to survive.

I was taught this ritual by some friends in Miami, FL. We would often
gather at their home for New Year's eve. Just a quiet gathering,
schmoozing, snacking, and watching TV. The quiet ended at midnight,
when all hell broke loose. There are many people in South Florida
(especially those with Latin American heritage) who have another quaint
tradition: firing guns to bring in the new year. Handguns, shotguns,
rifles, you name it. Some of the noises were clearly coming from fully
automatic weapons. Tracers were sometimes visible. It sounded like a
war zone. We would move to inner rooms in the house, away from windows,
and wait for the barrage to die down.

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:55:14 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:


>We don't really have any. But a few years ago I started eating black eyed
>peas on New Year's day. Nobody else in the house likes them but I love
>them. Kind of hard to find here in WA though. They are not commonly eaten.
>

You might want to check in the frozen foods sections. I can often find
them there. Plus, you might be able to find them dried, if there is a
store with a bulk foods section near you.

Christine

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:55:14 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>We don't really have any. But a few years ago I started eating black eyed
>>peas on New Year's day. Nobody else in the house likes them but I love
>>them. Kind of hard to find here in WA though. They are not commonly
>>eaten.
>>
>
> You might want to check in the frozen foods sections. I can often find
> them there. Plus, you might be able to find them dried, if there is a
> store with a bulk foods section near you.

I've found frozen ones. Sometimes that's all I can find. And I think I
have found dried. Might not have been here though. I prefer to buy just a
small quantity since nobody else eats them.

My family is having a large gathering on New Years Day, where we will
be feasting on Prime Rib, etc.

But I'm responsible for dinner on New Years Eve. I'm thinking of
keeping it light, in anticipation of the over abundance of food the
next day.

I suspect it'll be New England Clam Chowder, but am woe to think of
what to put with it???

Myrl Jeffcoat

Terry wrote:
>
> For my parents in PA it's pork and sauerkraut, because "it brings
> prosperity." Considering we were pretty much dirt-poor, I wonder how
> bad it would have been if we'd *not* had pork & kraut on Jan 1... :-)
>
> In the south, blackeyed peas cooked with hog jowl is the tradition. I
> don't follow that one, in fact we don't have any kind of traditional
> New Year dinner.
>
> Just wondering what other traditions are out there. (Pizza in front
> of the TV whilst watching football?)
>
> Best -- Terry

New Year's Eve is always a buffet of appetiser/hors d'oeuvres sort of
things plus a bottle of something resembling Champagne.
New Year's Day can be anything considered remotely 'festive'. Sometimes
it is pork and sauerkraut, other times it can be smoked fish or smoked
meat, shrimp etc. Whatever's on special that we feel like eating. Nice
glass of plonk and all's well with the world, for one day at least.

Happy New Year to All!

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:47:00 -0700, Arri London >
wrote:


>New Year's Eve is always a buffet of appetiser/hors d'oeuvres sort of
>things plus a bottle of something resembling Champagne.

That's it for me too...I just adore appetizers. What are your
favorites? I am trying to decide what to make for my NYE spread...

So far, Parmesan Cheese Balls from Anne Willan's recipe...
http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...illans_pa.html

I am also thinking of making something with puff pastry and
caramelized onions.... Both the Parmesan cheese balls and this will
go well with champagne/sparkling wine.

Not sure what else yet...

Christine

Myrl Jeffcoat wrote:
> My family is having a large gathering on New Years Day, where we will
> be feasting on Prime Rib, etc.
>
> But I'm responsible for dinner on New Years Eve. I'm thinking of
> keeping it light, in anticipation of the over abundance of food the
> next day.
>
> I suspect it'll be New England Clam Chowder, but am woe to think of
> what to put with it???
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat



For a big meal, steamed lobsters; otherwise bread and cheese, ripe
pears, and a decadent chocolate dessert.

gloria p

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> nobody but us chickens wrote:
>>
>> For some reason it's hard to find hog jowls around where I live in
>> central Florida, I can find ham hocks though. My black eyed peas will
>> have the Christmas ham bone in them though, don't like greens but
>> must have cornbread.
>
> Where are you in Central Florida? We're in Zephyrhills, but we can always
> find hog jowls (not that *I* eat them) in Plant City at the dreaded meat
> store called Felton's. http://www.feltonsmarket.com/
>
> Felton's has everything from feet, to jowls, to belly, to..........pizzle.
>
> It's a mix between a meat store and a Mexican market (and I hate it), but
> it has the best prices in town.
>
> kili
>
I'm north of you in Citrus co., below Ocala. The area is more retirees from
other states & people who moved here to work in the nuclear plant. For
some reason it doesn't seem very "southern". I can find hocks quite easily
which I don't care for, too boney, jowls have more meat on them. I can
go over the county line though I find them quite easily. Another reason that
I like ham for Christmas, the bone (& lots of meat) is great for New Year's.

On Dec 27, 7:03�am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
> Christine Dabney > dropped m:in rec.food.cooking
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:47:00 -0700, Arri London >
> > wrote:
>
> >>New Year's Eve is always a buffet of appetiser/hors d'oeuvres sort of
> >>things plus a bottle of something resembling Champagne.
>
> > That's it for me too...I just adore appetizers. � �What are your
> > favorites? I am trying to decide what to make for my NYE spread...
>
> > So far, Parmesan Cheese Balls from Anne Willan's recipe... �
> >http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...12/anne_willan
> > s_pa.html
>
> > I am also thinking of making something with puff pastry and
> > caramelized onions.... �Both the Parmesan cheese balls and this will
> > go well with champagne/sparkling wine.
>
> > Not sure what else yet...
>
> > Christine
>
> Steven informed me last night he wasn't in the mood for the usual steak
> and lobster for NYE this year. I asked him what he wanted. He shruged and
> said he didn't know. �Hmmm... that puts me in a quandry. �I'm wondering
> if a snacky NYE might be just the ticket. I'll have to see.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> "But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? �I live
> according to twenty-year-old habits."
> � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �~Andre Gide
>
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>
> - Show quoted text -

Roast fresh ham Michael, mashed potatoes, gravy.... yummy. nothing
better than fresh ham.

Rosie

We order Chicken Wings from a local place and drink beer...cant beat that

On Dec 27, 1:59�pm, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
> rosie > dropped :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
>
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> > Roast fresh ham Michael, mashed potatoes, gravy.... yummy. nothing
> > better than fresh ham.
>
> > Rosie
>
> I'm about hammed out for the year and the same with turkey. �Steven is
> Jewish so ham is sort of not the ticket. �He will eat a piece now and then
> but not often and then just a bite. �He's polite like that when dining at
> other people's homes.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> "But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? �I live
> according to twenty-year-old habits."
> � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �~Andre Gide
>
> To email - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

No No, not ham, fresh ham, it is a cut of pork, roasted in oven, pork
roast. crusty on the outside and so on...

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:12:27 -0800 (PST), rosie >
wrote:


>No No, not ham, fresh ham, it is a cut of pork, roasted in oven, pork
>roast. crusty on the outside and so on...

Anything pork isn't allowed. No matter if it is fresh, or cured.

Christine

In article >,
Terry > wrote:

> Just wondering what other traditions are out there.
> Best -- Terry

Alka Seltzer?
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007