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From: Jean Mayfield Cuevas <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Lucky Food...
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 16:42:01 -0500


Dave,

That's the tradition in SC, and maybe GA. I hate blackeyed peas, and so I
never would be very lucky, at that rate!

Jean C.


At 04:23 PM 1/1/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Happy New Year, List!
>
>Since the results about the "Christmas Eve Gift" custom were interesting,
>what about this one? My wife, Patsy, born in Baxter county, acquainted me
>with a tradition from her family (not rigorously followed) that it's good
>luck to eat blackeyed peas on New Years Day. Anybody familiar with that one?
>
>Also, is anyone familiar with a genealogy involving WOODS written by Virginia
>Grice?
>
>Dave in California
>
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