Foodways Icebreaker

Use this activity to introduce a group of people to each other and to foodways as a form of folklore.
Supplies
10-50 people - Index cards (3- by 5-inch) or small pieces of paper - Pen, pencil, printer
Acknowledgements

Excerpted from 4-H FOLKPATTERNS, published by the Cooperative Extension Service and Michigan State University Museum

Have you ever heard something through the grapevine? Or been called a good egg? This activity highlights a variety of ways that food appears in our cultural expressions, and may introduce you to sayings you’ve never encountered before!