Southern families also pass on their memories of relatives and family events through foodways, which can range from favorite dishes, special recipes, and holiday foods and menus to events associated with preparing and consuming seasonal foods (including fish fries, barbecues, oyster roasts, and peanut and crawfish boils). Many families creat their own versions of favorite southern dishes, adapting recipes to accommodate family food preferences and religious, ethnic, and regional differences.
Stories, pastimes, expressions, keepsakes, and foodways are but a few examples of southern family folklore. There are many more. Naming traditions, rituals, songs, customs, gestures, pranks, and material culture offer equally rich avenues for families to express their sense of shared identity and history. The emphasis on leisure time, the strong continuity between generations in many families, the interest in family background and kinship, and a love of storytelling have collectively contributed to a rich body of folklore among southern families.
From the New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Glenn Hinson and William Ferris volume editors (Vol #14, page 80)
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