Posted by Donna (63.28.178.124) on April 06, 2000 at 15:13:02:
In Reply to: That must be why posted by Bob P on April 06, 2000 at 14:25:57:
It has to do with womens hosiery. Mountain women
in particular. It is used to strain the yeild of
the still. All the resulting waste (potato peals,
corn husks, etc.) is then collected , dried and
rolled in cigarette paper. The butts are picked
up and eaten by crows who, while choking to death,
make a "hoos-yer- ho-osure" sound. The village
people pick up the rythem in a dance, resulting
in Indiana being known as the Hoosier state.