New Year's Traditions

There are many "traditional" foods to eat on NYE to "guarantee" a great following year. Eat pork b/c pigs only root forwards, never backwards so your new year will go happily forward. Wear red or yellow underwear to ensure that you will find (or continue to love) the love of your life in the coming year. Eat loooooong noodles to guarantee a long life. Eat 12 whole grapes, one for each dong of the clock at midnight (eat fast!!) to ensure a sweet year, every month. And many, many of eating round/circular foods to bring prosperity, monetarily and pyschological, throughout the coming 12 months....... I have sent enough pasta recipes (ok, more to follow in the coming 12 months, promise!) but i will be making the round, green food to ensure pschological prosperity for myself and the friends with whom i will be sharing this dish (but not the Hubster who _hates_ peas of all sorts!!...so,,, more for me!)..... NEW YEAR'S EVE/NEW YEAR'S DAY SPLIT PEA SOUP/POTAGE.....1C split peas.....1C dried peas(or 2C split peas)......1C shredded or chopped carrot.....3/4C shredded or chopped onion.....1/4C celery, chopped (or leave out).....1t salt....pepper to taste.....5-1/2C water/broth (broth is better, water is easier).....1t smoke seasoning (if you don't do the ham).....1C chopped leftover ham (this is for you, Reni Fruits!/mom).....[if using the dried whole peas, soak for ~8 hours with a pinch of baking soda, drain and rinse well].....dump all in Instapot.....set to 14 minutes.....have a life....return when you remember that you're making soup/potage.....open lid (as pressure has no doubt released by now...if not, release pressure first!!!).....serve over rice with optional sprinkling of fresh/thawed frozen peas and swirl of sour cream/natilla/cream....sosososso good....but _will not freeze!!_...... so eat it all now!