
Hoppin' John
Eaten by people all over the south on New Year's Day to ensure good luck throughout the year.
1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas, sorted, rinsed, and soaked overnight (Can substitute one bag of frozen black-eyed peas if you don't want to mess with soaking dried beans overnight.)
4 slices bacon
1 cup chopped Vidalia onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. tabasco sauce
1/8 tsp. thyme
1/8 tsp. rosemary
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
Fry bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Add chopped onion to bacon grease and saute 2 minutes. Add all ingredients to a crock pot and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours (high for 4-6). Serve over hot rice.
Add collard greens, corn bread, and some kind of pork (pulled pork, ham, pork chops) to the meal so that you'll also have posterity and money for the new year.
Makes 6-8 servings.

Kelly Pie
This special recipe comes from Mary Bishop, who attended Coker College and worked in the cafeteria there to help put herself through school. The cook, named Kelly, made wonderful lime pie, which she loved. When she graduated from Coker in 1957, his gift to her was his recipe for "Kelly Pie". And now we share it with you.
1 can nonfat condensed milk
1/3 cup lime juice
Zest of 2 limes
1 cup Cool Whip
Mix condensed milk, lime juice, and lime zest together (it will get thick). Fold in Cool Whip. Place in a graham cracker crust or a baked pie shell. Keep refrigerated.

DOUGH:
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
4 tbsp. melted butter
4 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. instant vanilla pudding mix
3-1/2 cups bread flour
1 tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2-1/4 tsp. yeast
TOPPING:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cinnamon
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
milk or water
Add dough ingredients in the order listed to your bread machine pan. Set bread machine to dough cycle. When the cycle is through, roll the dough into a rectangle. Brush dough with 1/4 cup melted butter, then top with cinnamon sugar mixture.
Starting at one end, roll dough tightly into a tube. Using a bread knife, cut into one inch slices and place in a greased 13x9 baking pan. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool for a few minutes, then glaze. There's nothing scientific to the glaze. Just add enough milk or water to the powdered sugar to make a thick glaze.
Makes 12 rolls.

Fried Green Tomatoes
Soak sliced green tomatoes in buttermilk for 30 minutes.
Mix together:
~1 cup white corn meal
~1 tsp. salt
~1/2 tsp, pepper
~ 1/2 tsp. paprika
In a frying pan, heat 1/4 inch corn oil. Fry tomatoes, turning regularly so they brown evenly. Remove to a plate covered with a paper towel and sprinkle lightly with salt.
SWEET FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Soak sliced green tomatoes in buttermilk for 30 minutes.
Mix together:
~1 cup corn muffin mix (we used Marie Callendar's, but any mix will do)
~1 tsp. salt
~1/2 tsp. pepper
~1/2 tsp. papriks
In a frying pan, heat 1/4 inch corn oil. Fry tomatoes, turning regularly so they brown evenly. Remove to a plate covered with a paper towel and sprinkle lightly with salt.

Perfect Steamed Okra
Spray a skillet or large pan with Pam, add a small pat of butter.
Wash small okra pods and cut off tips and stem ends.
Place okra in skillet (single layer, if possible) and put in just enough water to come about halfway up the okra pods. (Too much water will make slimy okra! Better to add water during cooking, if needed.)
When the butter has melted, stir it around in the pan until all okra is buttered.
Sprinkle with a little salt.
Cover pan.
Simmer over medium heat until okra is just fork-tender.
Reduce heat, uncover pan, and continue cooking just until all water has evaporated.
Watch okra carefully. You want to evaporate the water, but not burn the okra.

Aunt Patty's Okra Rice
(Patty Bishop Hudson)
Brown some bacon. Remove bacon and dripping. Add about 1 tsp drippings back to your pan.(or to your taste). Add about 1 to 2 cup chopped onions, 2 cups chopped, fresh okra.(or more) Sir fry until barely tender. Season to taste. I usually add 1 tsp of Wylers chicken broth granules, pepper etc. ( If you want spicy add your peppers etc.) THEN stir in about 2 cups of COOKED rice. Stir to blend. Sprinkle your chopped bacon on top. Let sit with lid on top to marry flavors.

1-1/4 cups pecans, finely chopped or lightly ground in a food processor
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp. salt
2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese at low speed until well blended. Add flour, salt, and 1/2 cup pecans; beat until blended.
3. Shape dough into 24 balls using lightly floured hands. Place 1 ball in each cup of a miniature muffin pan. Press dough on bottom and up sides of each cup to form shells.
4. Whisk together brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. butter, egg, vanilla extract, and salt. Fold in remaining pecans. Spoon about 1-2 tsp. of filling into shells.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Makes 24 servings.

Southern Breeze
This recipe is from http://southernliving.com, but we taste tested it and it is delicious!
Stir together:
1 cup sugar
1 small envelope unsweetened Blue Raspberry Lemonade mix (we used KoolAid Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade)
7 cups water
1 can frozen lemonade, thawed
Pour into ice cube trays and freeze.
Combine 1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice and 2 liters gingerale, both chilled. Pour over blue raspberry lemonade ice cubes.
(To make one glass, combine equal parts pineapple juice and gingerale; pour over ice cubes)

Yard Farm Coca Cola Cake