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FOLK RHYME
BLUE-EYED BEAUTY, DO YOUR MOTHER'S DUTY;
BLACK-EYED PICK-A-PIE, TURN AROUND AND TELL A LIE;
GREEN-EYED GREEDY-GUT, TURN AROUND AND EAT THE WORLD UP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 05-07-1972
RHYME FOR FORECASTING FUTURE
SNEEZE ON MONDAY FOR HEALTH,
TUESDAY FOR WEALTH,
WEDNESDAY THE BEST DAY OF ALL;
THURSDAY FOR LOSSES
FRIDAY FOR CROSSES
SATURDAY FOR NO LUCK AT ALL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BELIEF RHYME
SNEEZE ON MONDAY, SNEEZE FOR NEWS;
SNEEZE ON TUESDAY, NEW PAIR OF SHOES;
SNEEZE ON WEDNESDAY, SNEEZE FOR DANGER;
SNEEZE ON THURSDAY, MEET A STRANGER;
SNEEZE ON FRIDAY, SNEEZE FOR SORROW;
SNEEZE ON SATURDAY, SEE YOUR SWEETHEART TOMORROW.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
BELIEF
IF YOU SEE THE NEW MOON OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER, SAY,
"NEW MOON, TRUE MOON,
PRAY LET ME SEE
WHO MY HUSBAND IS TO BE.
THE COLOR OF HIS HAIR,
THE CLOTHES HE IS TO WEAR,
THE HAPPY DAY HE WEDS ME."
THE MAN YOU DREAM ABOUT THAT NIGHT IS YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
BELIEF
IF THE FIRST OF JULY BE RAINY WEATHER,
'TWILL RAIN OFF AND ON FOR FOUR WEEKS TOGETHER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 03-09-1972
FOLK RHYME
WHEN YOU SEE BLACKBIRDSOR CROWS IN TREES, THIS RHYME HELPS
TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
1 FOR SORROW,
2 FOR JOY,
3 FOR A LETTER,
4 FOR A BOY,
5 FOR SILVER,
6 FOR GOLD,
7 FOR A SECRET NEVER TOLD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C86O |
Date learned: 05-03-1972
BELIEF
SUNSET RED AND MORNING GRAY
SENDS THE TRAVELLER ON HIS WAY;
SUNSET GRAY AND MORNING RED
KEEPS THE TRAVELLER TO HIS BED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief |
Date learned: 05-03-1972
PROVERB
IF WISHES WERE FISHES,
WE'D HAVE SOME FRIED;
IF WISHES WERE HORSES,
BEGGARS MIGHT RIDE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
SUPERSTITION
SMOKE OF A FIRE FOLLOWS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Daily Life |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
CUSTOM
IN OUR FAMILY, WE GIVE EACH BABY A DIME MADE ON THE YEAR HE IS
BORN TO BRING HIM GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
BELIEF-CUSTOM
PUT A RING, A THIMBLE, AND A PENNY IN THE WEDDING CAKE, AND
WHEN IT IS CUT, THE ONE WHO GETS THE RING WILL GET MARRIED
NEXT, AND THE ONE WHO GETS THE PENNY WILL RECEIVE MONEY, AND
THE ONE WHO GETS THE THIMBLE WILL SEW FOR A LIVING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 05-05-1972
BELIEF-CUSTOM
WRITE YOUR SWEETHEART'S NAME BELOW YOURS. STRIKE OUT ALL THE
LETTERS THAT ARE THE SAME IN BOTH EACH TIME THEY OCCUR. TO FIND
OUT THE STATE AND RELATIONSHIP OF AFFECTIONS, FIRST SAY OF THE
UNCANCELLED LETTERS OF EACH NAME: "LOVE, HATE, FRIENDSHIP,
COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
BELIEF
RELATIVES OF DEAD MAY SAVE THEIR LOVED ONES FROM DAMNATION
BECAUSE OF SIN BY LEAVING FOOD ON THEIR DECEASED RELATIVE'S
GRAVE TO BE EATEN BY THE "SIN EATER". THE SIN EATER IS USUALLY
AN OLD MAN (A HERMIT OR SOME SORT OF OUTCAST FROM SOCIETY)
EATS THE FOOD LEFT ON THE GRAVE AND AS THE FOOD IS CONSUMED,
THE SINS OF THE DEAD PERSON ARE ASSUMED BY THE SIN EATER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 05-03-1972
CUSTOM
MANY MARRIED COUPLES SAVE THE TOP LAYER OF THEIR WEDDING CAKE
AND EAT IT ON THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY. THIS CUSTOM IS BASICALLY
SENTIMENTAL, BUT IF IT IS PERFORMED, THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
SUPERSTITION
IF A WOMAN CANS FRUIT DURING HER MENSTRUAL PERIOD, THE FRUIT
WILL SPOIL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Preservation |
Date learned: 02-27-1972
BELIEF
NEVER FEED A BABY NEW POTATOES OR FRESH CORN DURING HIS FIRST
SUMMER.
Submitter comment:
THIS BELIEF DATES BACK TO DAYS WHEN BABY FOOD WAS UNKNOWN. THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS OF YOUNG CHILDREN COULD NOT ACCOMODATE NEW
POTATOES OR CORN AND OFTEN WOULD DEVELOP DIARRHEA AND DIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food |
Date learned: 05-07-1972
SUPERSTITION
EATING PORK FOR DINNER AND SLEEPING ON YOUR BACK WILL CAUSE
YOU TO HAVE NIGHTMARES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Manner of preparation Kind of heatCooking equipment |
Date learned: 04-26-1972
TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR BREAKFAST MUFFINS
TWO EGGS, WELL BEATEN WITH A CUP OF SUGAR AND A LUMP OF BUTTER
THE SIZE OF AN EGG (1/4 CUP). TO THIS ADD ONE PINT OF MILK
WITH A TEASPOON OF SODA, ONE QUART OF FLOUR, AND TWO TABLESPOONS
OF CREAM OF TARTAR. BAKE IN MUFFIN RINGS IN QUICK OVEN (400
DEGREES).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR GINGERBREAD
HALF-CUP OF SUGAR, HALF-CUP OF MOLASSES, ONE CUP OF SHORTENING,
TWO EGGS, ONE HEAPING TEASPOON OF SODA AND FLOUR. DO NOT MAKE
TOO STIFF. STIR THE SODA IN THE MOLASSES TILL IT FOAMS AND
BEAT THE EGGS AND SUGAR TOGETHER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
TRADITIONAL RECIPE
RAILROAD CAKE
BEAT TWO EGGS IN A TEACUP AND BEAT WELL. THEN FILL THE CUP
WITH SWEET CREAM; ADD TO THIS ONE CUP OF SUGAR, ONE AND ONE-HALF
CUPS OF FLOUR, AND ONE TEASPOON OF SODA.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Pastry Sweet Dessert |
Date learned: 05-09-1972