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B4 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Woman interrupted Dear Annie: I have been summer. Due to COVID- with my husband for 21 years, 19 and fi nancial restrictions, and we have been married they are having a small out- for 15 years. I truly love him door wedding and reception very much. But I try my best with just immediate family to avoid his brother and his and a few friends — around brother’s wife as much as I 40 people. can because, whenever I try to My question is regarding talk with them, they constantly the bridal shower. We have interrupt me. This makes me friends and other family mem- very angry. bers who are not invited to the I have talked with my hus- wedding, and I wish they could band about this. He come to the shower, DEAR says it’s probably which will be held ANNIE because I tell a story outdoors at my home. whenever I talk. I Is it against proper eti- have asked my friends quette to invite people and family members to the shower when if that is true. All of they are not invited to them say no. They say the wedding? that I am a straight, I have asked a few to-the-point type of ANNIE LANE close friends and fam- Creators person. ily members, and the Syndicate Inc. This annoys me to replies are 50/50. I the point that I want to punch don’t want to insult anyone, them in the face. nor do I want to leave them How do I get them to stop out. — Mom of the Bride without off ending them? — Dear Mom of the Bride: Don’t Interrupt Me During traditional times, it Dear Don’t Interrupt would be very poor etiquette Me: I’m not sure your anger to invite someone to the bridal is directed at the right place. shower and not the wedding. Interrupting someone is very But because of the pandemic, rude, but people do it for a lot these are not traditional times. of reasons. Many times, it has Assuming you are following to do with the person’s own the Centers for Disease Con- anxiety. That by no means trol and Prevention guidelines, warrants a punch in the face. I say invite whomever you Avoiding family altogether want to the celebration. Just be is also not the best way to completely honest with them resolve the confl ict. Ask your- beforehand so they know they self why you are so off ended aren’t receiving a wedding by their interruptions. And invitation because of COVID- next time they do it, just take 19 restrictions. We’ve all had a deep breath and kindly ask to learn to be fl exible during them to let you fi nish. the pandemic, so if any- Dear Annie: My daugh- one takes off ense, that’s their ter is marrying her fi ancé this problem. Washington state candy maker calls it quits By ANNA KING Northwest News Network The company that makes Aplets and Cotlets, the famous jellied fruit candy from central Washington state, is calling it quits in June. Served up for Christmas and family reunions alike, the gelatinous apple and apri- cot treat studded with wal- nuts was famous far beyond Washington’s borders. Greg Taylor is the pres- ident of Liberty Orchards, the Cashmere company that has made the famous candy for the past century. He’s been with his family’s can- dy-making business for more than 40 years. Taylor said it was hard to keep up with corporate giant confectioners. “They’ve got deep pock- ets, and they’ve got the abil- ity to control shelf space and the number of facings they get,” he said. “And we just can’t compete with that.” The candy was originally developed by two Armenian immigrants — Mark Bala- ban and Armen Tertsagian — who used their memories of Turkish delight as a basis to make something from the extra fruit in their orchards. Taylor said their product is a little less chewy than tra- ditional locoum or Turkish delight. “We’ve kind of modern- ized the product,” he said. “Over there (in the Medi- terranean region) they tend Liberty Orchards Co. Liberty Orchards will stop production of its famous Aplets and Cotlets in June after 101 years of candymaking. to use more aromatic oil of rose, orange blossom oil, more exotic fl avorings. We do more with traditional fruits and tropical fruits and have tried to appeal to an American taste.” Three generations of family descendants have managed Liberty Orchards. The company has employed anywhere from 25 to 120 workers. Besides Aplets and Cot- lets, the company also pro- duces Fruit Delights, Des- sert Delights and Fruitlets, among other products. “The company was founded by immigrants who came to this country as refu- gees, fi lled with gratitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a willingness to work hard,” a company press release states. “The family is immensely proud to have carried forward the founders’ legacy in provid- ing more than 100 years of the highest quality products and employment to generations of families in its community.” Taylor said shutting down his family legacy is bitter- sweet. There’s even a street in Cashmere named for the long- time company: Aplets Way and Cotlets Way. But Taylor says he’s looking forward to retirement and a new grand- baby arriving in a few months. 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