is a 1625 painting by Pieter Claesz, who died on this date in 1660. Doesn't that look like a plentiful feast?! This one-hour lecture "Food for Thought: Pieter Claesz and Dutch Still Life" is from the Yale University Art Gallery:
Happy New Year! We are homebodies and stayed in yesterday, toasting in the New Year at midnight with our traditional lime sherbet and ginger ale (which is a carbonated soft drink, not an ale, and not the same as ginger beer). We used to drink this to celebrate the ringing in of the New Year when I was a child, but these days I am the only one drinking it as The Husband doesn't like it. More for me! He drinks a spiced cider instead, which is a festive regular for us at this time of year. Here's my drink from last night:
Today we're having ham and black-eyed peas, which is as close as we get to the traditional hog's jowl meal. I grew up eating some kind of pork or ham with black-eyed peas to ensure health and prosperity during the new year. It was "good luck" I was told, but I eat it for the family memories. That, and I like black-eyed peas.
From Wikipedia:
A Southern US tradition of eating black-eyed peas and greens with either pork jowls or fatback on New Year's Day to ensure prosperity throughout the new year goes back hundreds of years.I'm linking this post at the weekly T Stands for Tuesday blogger gathering. Please join us. You'll find a warm welcome there.
And, again, Happy New Year, and may it be filled with health and peace for us all!
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I love your drink-my Grandma always made that for us in the summer time-but it is good any time-wow Haven't had sherbert like that since I was growing up at home-thanks for the memories.
ReplyDeletewhen we first moved here to missouri when we retired I had not heard of black eye peas for New Years Day so I started making them-we love them too. I usually cooked them in chicken broth to tone down their flavor a bit.
Happy Happy New Year Hugs Kathy
What a fabulous feast in that photo. I've never seen a mince pie with orange slices in it, though. Thanks for sharing this artist who I'm not familiar with.
ReplyDeleteI've never had ginger ale and lime sherbet before, but I like ginger ale. It reminds me of 7-up, only not as sweet.
Goodness, I have to put on some black eyed peas for my meal today. I completely forgot, even though I was not from the south. I have several friends who fix a pot of it each new year's day, so I had better get started. I'll have to soak the beans using the quick method, not the overnight method.
Thanks for sharing the lovely painting, your ginger ale sherbet drink, and your black eyed peas with us for T this Tuesday. I hope you have a joyous art and movie filled 2019, too, dear.
Happy New Year! I like your lime sherbet and gingerale. I'lll have to remember that one. I've never had black-eyed peas and don't remember if there were special foods my mother made for good luck. Here's to a happy, healthy, prosperous, peaceful, and creative New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe picture is very beautiful and your meal looks so fresh and tempting
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and Happy T Day
Love Chrissie xx
hope this year will bring plenty of luck for you and keep you in good health. happy t-day:)
ReplyDeleteI've never had black eyed peas, but they sound good. Happy T Day and happy New year, Valerie
ReplyDeleteYour lime sherbet looks very pretty, D. We had the traditional Southern New Year's meal of black-eyed peas and
ReplyDeleteham at some friends' home years ago. I'm sure it would be more appealing if I had family memories of it. My hubby won't touch my mother's recipe turkey stuffing. It wouldn't be Christmas to me without it (grin).
Happy T-day and a very Happy New Year! Hugs, Eileen
You find us the best art. I listened to the video while knitting. Still life "the foot soldier of the art world" made me chuckle. We are having ham, red beans, rice and some kale for dinner. Not quite traditional but a nod in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteI like the painting but I am really interested in this hog jowl. I have never heard of this, but I guess that is me being an old northerner. It is a fascinating thing though, food is as fascinating as art is. I didn't manage to stay awake until midnight for my new years was very anti-climatic. Hope your Jan 1 was good and you enjoyed your ham and black eyed peas. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and T-day too!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! That's such an opulent and beautiful paitning, and I would love to try your celebratory drink - yum 😀. We went to friends on New Year's Eve and my sister came over today for a walk on the beach, a drink at our local pub and a homemade New Year's Day meal. It was the perfect start to the year 😀. Happy T Tuesday and wishing you a Happy New Year filled with peace, love and happiness! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteYour drink sounds just like something that I would LOVE! The perfect way to ring in the new year.
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Kate
Never heard of that drink or the black-eyed peas on New Year's but they both look pretty good. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy OCD side finds still life tables like that example just too messy. I want to pick things up off the tablecloth and that one would drive me too buggy to hang at my house--ROFL! I don't mind if everything is on a plate or is whole on a tablecloth--with the exception of flower petals. Quirky, I know. LOL!
Happy New Year. :)
Your drink sounds delicious and the painting photo looks great.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your family and belated T day wishes.
Yvonne xx
It's so nice to start the year with traditions that bring happy memories. One of my sisters learnt all about making ham hocks & black eye peas when she lived in Tennessee, she tried to bring that tradition home but it didn't take as a family tradition (col). I like ginger ale & orange juice or cranberry juice.
ReplyDeleteWhat a feast! We stayed in new years eve, and toasted with a couple of beers.
ReplyDeleteA happy new year to you!
Alison xx
I love lime Shubert and ginger ale. I have made a punch with it for many bridal/baby showers! Now, I am wanting some!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my still life lesson, thank you! Happy New Year & Happy belated T Day!
that painting is truly stunning! I always marvel at how artists get grapes to look so translucent...maybe it is thin glazes of paint? it does look like a marvelous feast. we didn't go anywhere on New Year's day either...and didn't even have any traditional 'good luck' food. But still hoping for fun adventures in 2019. Happy New Year to you and your family!
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