Does anyone in your family grow white corn streaked with red, and grind it for cornbread?
Does anyone in your family expect to see brown beans served as a vegetable at least once a week at the dinner table?

Do you hear talk, when a wedding is planned, of another plan for a mysterious ceremony called a "shivaree?" Have you ever been to one? Do you know the correct spelling? (It's charivari, a hold-over from long ago visits by French fur traders). 

If any of these customs seem familiar to you, then you have probably encountered some aspect of Ozarks folklore and folkways. If you know of more customs and ways that say Ozarks culture and folklore to you, write and share them with us, and we'll post them here.