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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



1. If a bird flies in your house, someone will die.
   
2. If you are having nightmares, put a bible under your pillow when you sleep, and your nightmares will go away.
   
3. To get rid of warts, steel someone's dishcloth (used) and bury it, the warts will disappear.
   
4. 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...
   
5. If you first see the new moon in clouds, someone in your family will get sick.
   
6. It is bad luck to burn sassafras or apple logs in a fireplace.
   
7. When you comb your hair, you must not let a bird steal a strand for its nest or you will have headaches all summer.
   
8. Always keep a horseshoe above the front door for good luck to all who live there.
   
9. Death comes in threes.
   
10. If your left hand itches you will get some money soon.
    
11. If your right hand itches you will shake hands with a stranger.
    
12. If your ear is burning someone is talking about you.
    
13. If you set the table and accidentally set out an extra fork at a place setting someone is coming hungry.
    
14. Someone in your family will die within 6 months of a birth.
    
15. If a pregnant woman sees something that scares her, it will mark the baby.
    
16. When pregnant, never raise your arms above your head, the baby will strangle. The cord will wrap around it's neck.
    
17. If a pregnant woman has a lot of heartburn, the baby will have a lot of hair.
    
18. 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.
    
19. 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.
    
20. Walking near the end of a pregnant woman's term will hasten the birth of the child.
    
21. Barefoot and pregnant-- Old saying referring to a poor country woman who was pregnant all the time.