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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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