The young lady should peel an apple carefully, using a sharp knife, in such a way that the peel is all in one long continuous strip. She should then throw this over her left shoulder, and if it lands on the floor in one piece, it will show the initial of the one she will love. If a girl should find a piece of cotton on her dress, she should wind it around the ring finger other left hand, counting how many times it encircles it. If only once, then the man she will marry will have the initial A; if twice, B, if three times, C, and so on.