Let the children, young and old, for once get themselves wet, if necessary, in ducking for the nuts and apples floating in the water. With a little suction some of the children will be able to get pennies from the bottom of the tub.
Fortune-Telling
1. With Needles. (Needles, pan of water)
Name a needle for yourself and one for a friend, and put in the water, but not together. If they move safely across, it betokens good luck. Two needles meeting indicate life partnership.
2. With Toy Ships. (Pan of water, nut ships as described on [page 22] )
Name one little vessel for yourself and one for a friend and set them afloat. If they come to port on the other side all is well.
3. With Apple Rinds. (Apple, knife)
Pare an apple so that the skin comes off in one long piece. Toss over the head upon the floor, and the form it takes will give the initial letters of the name of one's future mate.
4. With Cake. (Cake, thimble, ring, penny, etc.)
Bake a cake, hiding in the dough a thimble, a ring and a penny. When cut, the recipient of the ring is fore-doomed to marriage; the one getting the thimble will be a spinster; the one receiving the penny will have the pleasures and responsibilities of wealth.