Oh, to be thankful for a bit of good luck lately. But is it luck that Covid-19 will see many of us in the history books of the future. And if we outlive this virus, we are like the souls who survived the Great Plagues of earlier times.
Old Wives’ tales abounded then as now and regional customs took over with their guarantees of good luck. Wearing a necklace of garlic to ward off evil vapors is one I read about years ago. I haven’t tried that yet.
But dining on Pork on New Year’s Day was a tradition in Bill’s childhood (leftover from Plague times?) and a pork roast on New Year’s Day became a yearly family ritual in our home.
Most years I baked a traditional pork roast drenched in sauerkraut to bring us good luck, and though the luck did seem to follow us from year to year, the big roast got heavier and heavier, especially after all the sweets and goodies that collected over the Christmas holidays.
Eventually we decided to try simpler fare, and so arrived DOR’S APPLE PORKCHOP RECIPE (Good for good luck on New Year’s Day and beyond):
The question is: Will one pork chop bring as much good luck per person as a big roast?
Quality versus Quantity Equals Pork in the Time of Covid
DOR’S APPLE PORK CHOPS
Ingredients:
- 3-6 fairly thick Pork Chops (I use only two – one for Bill and one for me)
- 4-5 apples peeled and sliced to lay on top of the chops (like a blanket)
- 1/2 Cup Brown sugar, more or less
- 2 Tbs Sage
- 1 thinly sliced whole Onion
- 1 Carrot cut into little tiny bits (mostly for color and a hint of health)
Rub a roasting pan (small one for only 2 chops) with the raw chops (to grease it a bit)
Put chops in one layer in the baking dish or pan
Cover chops with sliced apples
Sprinkle all over with brown sugar.
Sprinkle sage on top.
Spread onion slices on top.
Sprinkle the little bits of carrots on top too – for color.
Bake at 350 degrees Farenheit for 1 1/2 hours.
This is really delicious served with Baked Beans and a nice green salad!
Happy New Year to my friends here and there in the Blog-Us-Fear.
And Good Luck!
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