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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Apple Lifestyle by Ruth Paget

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


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