Page 37 - Suburban Living Fuquay-Varina

Food & Drink In F-VAs with most superstitions, there are several answers to the question. There’s a Civil war story about how when Union soldiers raided the Confederates food supplies, legend says they took everything except the peas and salted pork. The peas were not worthy of General Sherman’s Union troops. The Confederates considered themselves lucky to be left with those meager supplies, and survived the winter.There is also the story that black-eyed peas were all the southern slaves had to celebrate with on the first day of January, 1863. What were they celebrating? That was the day when the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect.According to Wikipedia, the tradition dates as far ancient Egypt. During the time of the Pharaohs, it was believed that eating a meager food like black-eyed peas showed humility before the gods, and you would be blessed. According to Wikipedia, the Babylonian Talmud, which dates to 339 CE, instructs the faithful Jews to eat black-eyed peas at Rosh Hashana. The belief was similar: those who ate black-eyes showed their humility and saved themselves from the wrath of God.Whatever you chose to believe, if you are one of those that prepares black-eyed peas on January 1st, may it bring you all the luck that you hope for in 2015.www.suburbanlivingmag.comSuburban Living Fuquay-Varina | Page 35Are you planning to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day?Do you know why?NOT JUST A RESTAURANT... ...but also a retail store with unique gifts. Everything from vintage trinkets, homemade scarfs and jewelry, Van Gogh Chalk Paint, painted furniture, Flea Flicker Design, roasted coffee, Sludge Coffee, Green Bee Farms fresh organic herbs and much more!Puerto Rican/Latin Caribbean cuisineBuy one platter for $8.25 or more, getone 50% off of equal or higher value.Offer good for dinner M-F 5pm-8pm. Dine-in or takeout expires 1/31/15Downtown Fuquay • 135 South Main St. 919-346-1247Mon - Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 8am-3pm • www.themeetingcorner.com