What can you do with food except eat it? Ward off evil spirits, obviously.
Bake a cake while the sun is rising, and do not throw away the eggshells until the baking is done.
Tossing coffee grounds under steps leading to the kitchen table will rid the home of ants.
It's bad luck to gather blackberries after October 11.
If you don't spit out the seeds while eating a grape, the seeds will give you appendicitis.
Onions mixed with ant eggs will cure deafness.
Rum poured on the head cures baldness.
Hammer a peg or nail into a fruit tree that bears no fruit, and soon you will have some.
If you want your cabbage to flourish, plant them on St. Patrick's day.
Hold a buttercup under someone's chin. If it casts a yellow shadow, that person loves to eat butter.
The sound of thunder will turn milk sour.
If you spot bubbles in a cup of coffee, try to spoon them up and eat them before they burst. If you succeed, you will receive money from an unexpected source.
Eating peaches gives you wisdom.
If you love someone and want them to love you, give them an orange.
If you grow too much lettuce in your garden, your wife will never conceive children.
