Apple Pie

Put a crust in the bottom of a dish, put on it a layer of ripe apples, pared and sliced thin--then a layer of powdered sugar; do this alternately till the dish is full; put in a few tea-spoonsful of rose water and some cloves--put on a crust and bake it.

Original Recipe

Put a crust in the bottom of a dish, put on it a layer of ripe apples, pared and sliced thin--then a layer of powdered sugar; do this alternately till the dish is full; put in a few tea-spoonsful of rose water and some cloves--put on a crust and bake it.

Ingredients

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  • apples, ripe and sliced thin
  • sugar, powdered
  • teaspoon rose water
  • cloves

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Instructions

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    Put a crust in the bottom of a dish, put on it a layer of ripe apples, pared and sliced thin--then a layer of powdered sugar; do this alternately till the dish is full; put in a few tea-spoonsful of rose water and some cloves--put on a crust and bake it.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)