Pregnancy CravingsSouthern Folklore About Baby Gender
This one's like the others in this category - it comes up often when you're expectin'. This one's like the others in this category - it comes up often when you're expectin'. Origin
This superstition has been told in the South and Appalachia for generations, usually by older women watching what an expectant mother reached for at the dinner table. While variations of the craving tale appear in Europe and other places, Southerners adopted it and passed it down right alongside other pregnancy folklore like the wedding ring test or carrying high versus low.
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- APA (7th edition)The Hillbilly Dude. (2025, October 7). Pregnancy Cravings
Southern Folklore About Baby Gender . HillbillySlang.com. https://www.hillbillyslang.com/folklore/pregnancy-cravings-gender-prediction - MLA (9th edition)"The Hillbilly Dude." "Pregnancy Cravings
Southern Folklore About Baby Gender ." HillbillySlang.com, 7 Oct. 2025, https://www.hillbillyslang.com/folklore/pregnancy-cravings-gender-prediction. - Chicago (17th edition)The Hillbilly Dude. "Pregnancy Cravings
Southern Folklore About Baby Gender ." HillbillySlang.com. October 7, 2025. https://www.hillbillyslang.com/folklore/pregnancy-cravings-gender-prediction.
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