We celebrated the new year with dear friends, enjoying great food and good fellowship. As part of our new year's tradition, I made my annual pot of hoppin' john.
I was introduced to hoppin'john in 1968 when I was in the Navy; I had the duty on New Years day along with Harvadeen Querry who grew up in Kentucky or Tennessee. His wife brought a pot of hoppin' john on board for us. So that became a tradition with our family, and I have been the cook.
I've always used a recipe from the
Dean & Deluca Cookbook, but this year I borrowed one from
Emeril Lagasse, with minor variations. From start to finish, here is the process:
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