1 quart pastry flour 3 1/2 cups barley flour 4 teaspoons soda

1 tablespoon ginger

2 cups sour milk

4 beaten eggs 3 cups molasses 3 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 peck apples

Sift together flour, soda, and ginger; mix molasses, milk, and beaten eggs; combine mixtures, and beat well.

Peel, quarter, and core apples, and steam until soft; turn into shallow agate pans. Mix sugar and nutmeg, and sprinkle over apples. Spread first mixture over apples, and bake forty-five minutes or more. Serve with Brown Sugar Sauce, Caramel Hard Sauce, or sweetened whipped cream.