"A common fortune in my girlhood was to place an apple seed on each of the knuckles of the right hand, first moistening the knuckles with a little saliva. A companion then 'named' the seeds, and the fingers were worked so as to move slightly. The seed that stayed on the longest bore the name of your future husband." Name two apple seeds and put one on each temple. The one that sticks the longest will be your true love.
When eating an apple, snap your finger against it and name it for your loved one. Count the fully grown seeds (all of the others are kisses) to find your fortune: One's my love,
Two's my love,
Three's my heart's desire.
Four I'll take and never forsake,
Five I'll cast in the fire.
Six he loves,
Seven she loves,
Eight they both love.
Nine he comes,
Ten he tarries,
Eleven he goes,
Twelve he marries.
Thirteen honor,
Fourteen riches,
All the rest little witches.
Some change the last lines to: Thirteen they quarrel,
Fourteen they part,
Fifteen they die with a broken heart.
Repeat the name of the boy you love while you cut open an apple, and if the apple contains twelve seeds you will marry him.
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