I once heard that the practice of bobbing for apples as part of Halloween (aka Samhain) was related to this, but I haven’t been able to settle that either way, and it isn’t a top priority on my research list.
You hear kooky stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_bobbing
Maybe we could change it for the Millennials to: “Bobbing for French Fries!”..........................
Take the French Fry Challenge!.................