Many years ago, my husband and I were out for the day. When we got hungry, we decided to go to a little cozy diner that we liked to frequent.
We had a nice lunch. We don’t usually order dessert, but we did this time because apple dumplings were on the menu board. Something we both love.
So, we got them warmed up with some ice cream. I was savoring every bite, eating it slowly to make it last. My husband was a few bites in and looked at me and said, “Does yours have any apples?”
Confused, I looked up and said, “Yeah, doesn’t yours?”
He said “no” so I said, “well, maybe you aren’t in far enough yet.”
So he keeps eating, taking a little ice cream with some bites. After about 10 minutes, the waitress came over and asked how they were. My husband said, “I’m two-thirds through and I haven’t found any apples.”
She leaned over and looked at his plate and said, “Oh my, someone got the pie crust ball instead of the dumpling.” She went on to explain that they freeze their pie dough in balls and thaw to roll out. They look the same in the freezer. We laughed and laughed.
The waitress then asked him if he wanted a real apple dumpling, he held his stomach and said, “No, I’m full on the dough ball I just ate”. So, she packed him one to go.
Ever since then, he puts a fork in the middle of any apple dumplings that he gets, pulls it apart a little, and makes sure there are apples in there.