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CHAW CHAW
A DISH POPULAR WITH THE ITALIAN HILLFOLK OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS IS
CALLED 'CHAW CHAW' WHICH IS MADE OF CABBAGE, SALT, VINEAGER, SUGAR,
HOT PEPPER, AND ONIONS AND CAN BE SERVED EITHER PICKLED OR FRIED.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Kind of Food and Its Preparation |
Date learned: 11-08-1968
Food: Recipe
Bread and Butter Pickles
1 gallon firm cucumbers (sliced thin crosswise)
2 green peppers (seeded and sliced)
8 small white onions
Prepare 1 quart of crushed ice. Place these in layers with 1/2 cup of salt. Cover in weighted lid and place in refrigerator for 3 hours. Drain after 3 hours, add to syrup made of:
5 cups white vinegar
5 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp ground mustard seed
1 tsp celery seed
Stir mixture while heating - dissolve sugar. Add vegetables - heat slowly. Scald , DO NOT BOIL.
Place pickles in sterilized jars at once and seal.
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Keyword(s): Cucumber ; FOOD ; Pickles ; RECIPE ; VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Preservation |
Belief: Animal
Belief in Magic:
If you place a horsehair in vinegar it will turn into a worm.
Submitter comment:
This was told to the informant by her grandmother many years ago.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WORK ; CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; HAIR ; HORSE ; MAGIC ; SUPERSTITION ; TRANSFORMATION ; VINEGAR ; Worm
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Creation and Order of Animal Life BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Proverb
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Adversary ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CATCH ; enemies ; FLIES ; HONEY ; KINDNESS ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Submitter comment:
From - Uncertain.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; FLIES ; HONEY ; KINDNESS ; Malice ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Trap ; VERSE ; VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Vinegar catches no flies.
Submitter comment:
Proverbial Metaphor
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Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CATCH ; FLIES ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Trap ; VERSE ; VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
You can catch more flies with a spoonful of sugar than a whole dish of vinegar.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Repalcedw tih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CATCH ; Dish ; FLIES ; HONEY ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Spoon ; Trap ; VERSE ; VINEGAR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |