The Florida cracker has a fondness for social gatherings and for his kinfolks. The latter being numerous as a rule, and observance of birthday and wedding anniversaries being an inviolate custom, occasions for celebrating are frequent. Quiltings and hog-killings serve equally well for neighborhood get-togethers, but a chicken pilau is perhaps the most appetizing excuse for an outing. The men build fires and put on large pots of rice; the women clean and boil chickens. Later, chicken and rice are cooked together with rich seasoning. While this goes on, the men may go hunting and fishing, or just sit and swap news. Also, the Sunday preaching may be prolonged into an all-day 'sing' or picnic on the church grounds.
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