The DU Lounge

The Kentucky Derby happens in Lu-ah-vull Pronouncing Louisville any other way is like a flaming neon sign that says "Not From Kentucky"

There is the usual 'Coke' for everything that bubbles of course

Others:

springs bubble up from the ground, they flow into a"branch" which flows into a creek which eventually gets to a river

chitterlins: pig intestines cleaned and either fried or boiled. Also used as sausage casing. Also nasty
dodger bread: cornbread made with cracklins only available at hog killing time.
cracklins' : the crunchy little bits which float to the top when making lard> You can crack a tooth on them if you are not careful.
red-eye gravy Country ham gravy with coffee added
in my particular neck of the woods: "the monument" The scaled down copy of the Washington Monument, located at Jefferson Davis State Park (he was born there)
cisterns: collection point for rain water. the gutter pipes feed into the top of a hand operated pump, which sits on top of a concrete slab, which is the cover for a large tank. The water is cold due to the tank being underground. The cistern is the source of water for the house if there is no running water

Redbud, dogwood, strawberry and blackberry winters: cold snaps occurring after the blooming of each plant. Certain crops are planted according to the cold snaps. The warming between each cold period gets longer as spring progresses.

dark fired: tobacco which is cured in a closed dark barn, using sawdust made of aromatic wood. It is only grown in Western Kentucky and is mostly used in pipe or cigar products
burley: another strain of tobacco, which is air cured in an open barn
one-sucker: a different strain of air cured
plant bed: where garden and tobacco seeds are planted in February, covered in cheesecloth then steamed to warm the soil.
sorghum : molasses made from the sorghum plant, mostly grown in far southwestern kentucky