When I was a little girl still living in Korea, I overheard that a good "test" to conduct on a future daughter-in-law is to have her peel an apple for you. If she is able to peel the apple so that the skin remains in one piece, this indicates that she is not only adept with kitchen knives (which would presumably mean that she has spent some time preparing and cooking food), but that she is also patient and skillful. And if the peeled skin is thin, with very little of the flesh still attached? That's even better, because it indicates that she is not wasteful and most likely has a frugal personality. Having been a people-pleaser ever since I could remember, I...
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