Apple Lifestyle by Ruth Paget
A Short Apple Lifestyle Memoir:
I drank
Freshly pressed apple cider
With warm, plain donuts
As a child on field trips
In Detroit, Michigan.
I ate
Apple omelets
As a teenager on field trips
In Windsor, Canada
I ate
Apple slices
For dessert
As an exchange student
In Osaka, Japan
I drank
Wassail
Spiced with cloves and cinnamon
As a college student
At the University of Chicago
I ate
Tarte Tatin
An upside-down apple tart with dollops of whipped cream
As a DINK In Tours and Paris, France
I drank
Brut apple cider
With galettes filled with ham, sunny side up eggs, and cheese
As a BCBG
In Nantes, France
I ate
Apple-chopped walnut coffee cake
For kaffeklatsches
As a young mom
In Madison, Wisconsin
I ate
Sautéd apple slices With fried pork chops
As a Navy mom
In Norfolk, Virginia
I ate
Apfel strudel
With raisins and chopped hazelnuts
As an expatriate
In Stuttgart, Germany
I eat
Organic applesauce
As a writer
In Monterey, California
For all my apple reference needs
I consult
The Apple Cookbook:
125 Freshly Picked Recipes
By Olwen Woodier
For savory and sweet dishes.
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
