Subject:Egg/Raw egg
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Entry 3709
Well, yo' kin mix yo' a glass of sweet milk an' yo' kin crack yo' a aig evah mawnin' befo' yo' git up an' drink it evah mawnin'. Dat's fo' yore nature. An' in othah words yo' kin suck it raw.
Entry 7197
Yo' see, jis' lak if yo' been messin' wit a woman an' she take yore nature 'way lak dat, de way fo' her tuh do dat, she git some dis heah clovah root. She takes some of dat clovah root an' boil it intuh a tea. Well, quite natchel [natural] in de sum- mahtime yo' drink ice tea. She'll take some of dat an' go ahaid an' she put it in dat [tea] watah, an' yo' drink it an' yore courage will leave. An' de fus' thin' yo' know, yo' cain't [do] nuthin. An' it's quite natchel she'll say attah while, say, "Yo' know, Conn, ah'm goin' leave yo'." An' she'll leave yo'. Dat de way Women do. An' anothah thin' she kin do, she kin take red shank root. She'll take dat red shank root an' gi' yo' dat air [give you that there] an' three raw aigs a day herself. Not have a thing on 'em. An' yo' suck dem aigs fo' nine days, an it'll bring yo' [nature] back. She'll bring yo' back.
Entry 9429
Take a egg... [I interrupt.] (Will you talk a little bit louder, please.) Take a raw egg an' war watah an' put it intuh a bottle. An' bury it up undah de steps an' dat'll cuz 'em tuh move. [War water causes confusion within.]
Entry 9920
Yo' kin take a hen aig an' rub it ovah de stomach of a frog an' den cook it in anybody's food an' dat will kill 'em.
(Cook what in the food?)
Cook de aig. Jes' chip de aig in de food an' it will kill 'em.
(You just rub the whole egg?)
[My whole egg could include the shell!]
Yeah, jes' rub de raw aig ovah dis frog's stomach an' dat will kill 'em. [In- forant surely means toad, an animal considered poisonous in folklore. The words r aig indicate that the cook, after cracking the egg, lets the yolk run down orer the belly of the animal and then cooks it for the victim.]
Entry 10234
Dis aig - yo' take an' buy yo' a bottle of gingerale, an' break de aig into a glass an' po' de gingerale on top of it, an' stir it up like yo' making milk-shake, yo' know, an' drink it. Dat brings it [sexual potency] back. Do dat three times a day. (That brings your nature back?) Yes. (Drink that three times a day and it will bring your nature back.)
Entry 11221
Now, yo' take de [chicken] aig an' broke a little hole in it an' put some of dis graveyard dirt - jes' a drop of it - an' de dauber nest [dirt] an' throw it on de house, and run 'em away.