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An equally curious but not so bad a custom is the Groninger 'Koek eten. All Groningers are fond of cake, and the 'Groninger kauke' is a widespread and very tasty production; but for this special purpose is used the 'ellekoek, a very long thin cake, which, as its name implies, is sold by the yard.
It is very tough, and just thin enough to hold in a large mouth, and when a man chooses a girl to keep Kermis with him they must first see whether they will suit one another as 'Vryer and Vryster' by eating 'ellekoek. This is done in the following manner. They stand opposite one another, and each begins at an end and eats towards the other.
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