Old Folks Tales
Source of Recipe
Hillybilly Cookin II
Recipe Introduction
These are superstitions. These sayings have never been proven to be true. However, I have met mountain folk who swear these sayings are true.
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Instructions
- If a bird flies in your house, someone will die.
- If you are having nightmares, put a bible under your pillow when you sleep, and your nightmares will go away.
- To get rid of warts, steel someone's dishcloth (used) and bury it, the warts will disappear.
- To stop bleeding, say a specific verse in the bible. Some people still swear by this method. The bible verse to stop bleeding is Ezekial 16:6. Paraphrase-- Though I see you awash (drowning) in your own blood, I say to you live...
- If you first see the new moon in clouds, someone in your family will get sick.
- It is bad luck to burn sassafras or apple logs in a fireplace.
- When you comb your hair, you must not let a bird steal a strand for its nest or you will have headaches all summer.
- Always keep a horseshoe above the front door for good luck to all who live there.
- Death comes in threes.
- If your left hand itches you will get some money soon.
- If your right hand itches you will shake hands with a stranger.
- If your ear is burning someone is talking about you.
- If you set the table and accidentally set out an extra fork at a place setting someone is coming hungry.
- Someone in your family will die within 6 months of a birth.
- If a pregnant woman sees something that scares her, it will mark the baby.
- When pregnant, never raise your arms above your head, the baby will strangle. The cord will wrap around it's neck.
- If a pregnant woman has a lot of heartburn, the baby will have a lot of hair.
- If a pregnant woman suffering from morning sickness crawls over the stomach of her husband to get out of bed, she will no longer suffer from morning sickness; her husband will have it.
- If a pregnant woman is near term, and she starts house cleaning she is getting ready to give birth. She will have the baby within a day or so.
- Walking near the end of a pregnant woman's term will hasten the birth of the child.
- Barefoot and pregnant-- Old saying referring to a poor country woman who was pregnant all the time.
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