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GIVE A NEWBORN BABY CATNIP TEA AND WRAP IT IN A HOT BLANKET
AND IF IT BREAKS OUT, IT WILL BE A NORMAL CHILD, BUT IF IT
DOES NOT BREAK OUT, IT WILL BE AN ABNORMAL CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-05-1970
FOLK BELIEF
DON'T LOOK AT A FULL CUP OF COFFEE WHILE YOU ARE CARRYING IT AND IT
WILL NOT SPILL.
Where learned: INDIANA ; WABASH
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
TEA BELIEF
IF YOU PICK UP THE BUBBLES IN A CUP OF TEA BEFORE YOU
DRINK IT, YOU
WILL GET RICH.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Beverage ; Bubbles ; Consume ; DRINK ; FOOD ; fortune ; Rich ; SUPERSTITION ; TEA
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 01-30-1968
Sassafras Tea
Boil root of sassafras plant in water. Water will become pink - drink.
Taste similar to root beer.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root |