all of which were believed to have secret powers. but the games played with these foods had much more dramatic stakes than the ones we play today.
for example, there was a game called “snap-apple” the object, like in bobbing for apples, was to get the apple in your mouth, but with a major difference – the apple is tied to one end of a spinning stick, and on the other end was a lit candle. so if you were too slow, too aggressive, or too timid, you’d end up with a burning candle in the face.
sounds like fun, right? it’s just one of many mostly (and perhaps better) forgotten all 