We have always had pork on new years day. Never thought of putting sauerkraut with it but we did have red cabbage and apple with it this year - Very good too.

As to first footing - we always have a 'kit' comprising of food, drink, fuel and silver. This year it was a choclolate biscuit, a minature of tequilla left over from the hols, a can of gas lighter fuel and a 20p piece. It got brought in by me. Not very tall or dark but you don't get much stranger...

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