Superstitions Online » food http://superstitionsonline.com Spells, charms, rituals, taboos; Searchable and entertaining, find your fears, wonders and worries here. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:21:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Strawberries http://superstitionsonline.com/2010/03/strawberries/ http://superstitionsonline.com/2010/03/strawberries/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:09:22 +0000 Superstitions http://superstitionsonline.com/?p=692 If you break a double strawberry in half and share it with someone, you will fall in love with each other.

The Swedish have used this idea for centuries: rub a cut strawberry on your teeth for a few minutes, or allow crushed berries to remain on your teeth for 5 minutes. The malic acid in the berries will clean and gently remove stains.

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Ancient and modern aphrodisiacs: Aphrodisiacs are substances believed to increase sexual desire.

Fruits and vegetables:

  • Apples
  • Artichoke
  • Asparagus
  • Cabbage
  • Celery
  • Leek
  • Lettuce
  • Parsnip
  • Potatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Turnips

Seafood:

  • Caviar
  • Clams
  • Oysters

Animals:

Items of human origin:

  • Human hearts
  • Semen
  • Urine
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  • Venison, or deer flesh, can be poisonous because during the summer deer eat snakes.
  • Deers cry when fatally wounded or over the loss of their horns.
  • Wear a piece of deer hoof in a ring to cure epilepsy.
  • It’s bad luck to meet a stag.
  • Ground stag antlers enhances virility.
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  • To cut bread in an uneven manner is a sign that you have been telling lies.
  • Before slicing a new loaf of bread, make the sign of the cross on it.
  • A loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it.
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    • Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.

    • An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

    • If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

    • Apples are an aphrodisiac believed to increase sexual desire.
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