6 cooking apples 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup cold water 4 tablespoonfuls brown sugar Butter Bread crumbs

Apple corer Measuring cup Baking dish Knife

Take 6 large, tart apples, core them and peel them and cut them into small slices.

Take a baking dish, butter the inside and cover the bottom with one layer of apple slices.

Sprinkle a layer of bread crumbs over the apple, then lay more apple over the crumbs, and so on until you have used all the apple.

There must be crumbs on top.

Measure 1/2 cupful of black molasses and 1/2 cupful of cold water.

Add to this 4 tablespoonfuls of brown sugar, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Pour the mixture over the apple and crumbs, and drop four little bits of butter on top of all.

Put the dish in a moderate oven for about 3/4 of an hour, or until it is nicely browned on top, and the apples are soft. Try them with a fork.

Serve hot with cream or a hard sauce.