# Ham hocks and blackeye peas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571 "2002-12-29T23:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/41 "2003-01-01T16:52:15Z")
It’s an odd thing for breakfast, but alas I am but a bachelour and thus unaccustomed to the normal conventions. In any case, I had some collard greens and some blackeyed peas. And there’s a Lotto drawing tonight. I must remember to purchase a ticket or two. _That_ would be “prosperity for the coming year”! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/42 "2003-01-01T17:11:06Z")
Well, in the Gobear household, we have red beans and rice for luck in the New Year ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/43 "2003-01-01T19:58:04Z")
**False\_God** , reading you post made me SO hungry! ---
**Author:** ![deborak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@deborak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deborak)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/44 "2003-01-01T20:29:11Z")
I’m eating my BEPs and ham right now…mmmm. I made a batch “plain”, and also a batch with jalapenos (peppers and the juice) - it adds a nice amount of heat, and the flavors blend beautifully. Add buttermilk cornbread, and it’s a nummy meal. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/45 "2003-01-01T22:06:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jack@ss \* > \*\ ***False\_God** , reading you post made me SO hungry! \*\* Oh, it gets better, my friend. We’re having company for dinner tonight, so I decided to make another batch to wash down the first, which turned out smaller than I suspected. This time, the BEPs joined bacon, onion and celery (out of salt pork, and I upped the vegetables to about a half-cup each), more turkey stock and bacon grease. I kept this batch soupy, and adjusted the seasonings upward, to make it more spicy. When the peas were done, Instead of reducing, I tossed a half-cup of jasmine rice into it, to make true Hoppin’ John. When all that was done. I tossed about a half-cup of chopped green onion and parsley in. When I went to the store to replenish my collards, they were slap out of ‘em. So I got a smoked jowl, boiled it, reserved the liquid, then rendered the ham until crispy. Half an onion, the turnip greens with turnips that they _did_ have, salt, pepper and vinegar went in. So now I have a five-pound eye of round roast in the oven, Hoppin’ John, turnip greens with ham, and roasted garlic mashed potatoes for supper. And the hors de ouvere is chicken liver mousse with green peppercorns that I made last week. Oh, and vanill apoundcake and raspberry sauce for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/46 "2003-01-02T00:38:12Z")
**Johnny LA** :Ya might want to think more about relocating to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It’s about as open and good as Seattle, but you already got the good grits down, from what I see. Do give it a consider! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/47 "2003-01-02T04:59:36Z")
Tonight’s menu: Black Eyed Peas (frozen, from Albertson’s) with pork (no time to defrost the ham hocks) Pork chops Pickles (no good-looking greens available) And, of course, Co’Cola. My puzzled non-Southern but culturally open partner not only ate, but in fact prepared this lucky and delicious repast. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571/48 "2003-01-02T13:29:08Z")
**elelle** : Ah, but I like the Pacific Northwest. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-hocks-and-blackeye-peas/145571.md?page=2)