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New Years Day Dinner Recipe
by Glenn

New Years Day Dinner

It is traditional in the Pennsylvania Dutch communities to eat sauerkraut on the first day of the year. Some suggest that it is for good luck, others simply enjoy the tradition. But under the column marked "it can't hurt" lets have pork and sauerkraut for the main meal of the day on January 1.

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Prep time: Netherlands Dutch
Cook time: Servings: 500

Ingredients

  • Pork-Roast, Chops, Flank or Loin
  • Sauerkraut
  • Beer (not light or lite--a real beer)
  • Potatoes

Directions

  1. At noon on Dec. 31 put Pork and Sauerkraut into a crock pot or slow cooker set on LOW.
  2. After 2 p.m. drain two cups of liquid and add one bottle of beer.
  3. When you wake up on Jan. 1, soak, cut and cream potatoes (or mix up a box or two of instant mashed potatoes).
  4. Serve.