The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

IN A GAME OF TAG OR HIDE AND SEEK, "IT" CLOSES HIS EYES
AND COUNTS TO A CERTAIN NUMBER. WHEN HE REACHES IT,
HE YELLS OUT:
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY, HOLLER I.

Submitter comment: IF SOMEONE ISN'T READY, HE WILL COUNT AGAIN. THEN HE
SAYS, "READY OR NOT, HERE I COME."

Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED

Date learned: 00-00-1954