The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PEEL AN APPLE IN A CIRCULAR FASHION SO THAT IT COMES
OUT CIRCULARLY. WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED PEELING IT,
PUT IT ABOVE YOUR HEAD, TURN IT AROUND THREE TIMES,
AND DROP THE PEEL IN BACK OF YOU. WHEN PEELING
FALLS, IT WILL FORM THE FIRST LETTER OF THE FIRST
NAME OF THE PERSON YOU WILL SOMEDAY MARRY.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAID HE DID THIS AT LEAST A HALF-DOZEN
TIMES AND THE SAME LETTER APPEARED EACH TIME.
THE LETTER HAPPENED TO BE "P" THE FIRST LETTER
OF HIS FIRST NAME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 02-19-1970