This section is from the book "When Mother Lets Us Cook", by Constance Johnson. Also available from Amazon: When Mother Lets Us Cook.
6 apples
Granulated sugar
Butter
Cinnamon
1 cup hot water
Apple-corer Baking pan Cup Fork
Pick out 6 nice, large, cooking apples, greenings are the best; core them and put them in a pan.
Put on top of each as much granulated sugar as you can pinch between your finger and thumb, a "pinch" of cinnamon, and a bit of butter about the size of half a lump of sugar.
Pour about 1 cup of hot water into the pan, and set in a moderate oven.
It is almost impossible to say how long to leave them in!
They are done when they are soft and juicy, probably in about 1/2 hour.
Stick a fork into them and try them when you think they are done.
Put them in a pretty plate or bowl with all the syrup that has been cooked out of them, and serve with cream or milk.
They are nice hot or cold.
 
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