Good-Luck New Years Soup

[Saffi]

Ingredients:
1/3 cup Lentils
1/2 cup White beans
1/2 cup Red kidney beans
1/3 cup Dried peas
1/2 cup Black eyed peas
1 teaspoon Salt
1 pound Cut up ham or ham bone
1 large Onion, sliced
1 can (16 oz. size) Tomatoes, cut up, with liquid
1 clove Garlic, mashed
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt and pepper

 

Directions:

Wash and soak the beans overnight with 1 tsp salt.

Drain and cover with 2 quarts of water. Add cut up ham or ham bone. Boil slowly 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Add onion, cut in slices, tomatoes, cut up and undrained, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.

Simmer several more hours until very thick.

This is excellent with a hot, crusty French bread.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Good Luck New Year's Soup serves/makes 6

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/20/Good-Luck-New-Years-Soup120500.shtml

[MissyPittyKitty]

I always make Hoppin' John on  New Year's Day. If you eat it on that day, you're
 supposed to have good luck for the year.

Black Eyed Peas soaked and cooked
Fry and crumple a pound of bacon and add to peas
Fry an onion and add to above
Enjoy!

This year I cheated and used canned Black Eyed Peas! Naughty!

[blueyes]

That`s a tradition here, too. Only difference we have collard greens with our blackeyed peas.
The collards represent cash, according to Bill.