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<p>And to our friends in the Southern Hemisphere - Happy Spring!</p>
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&#8220;An Apple a day help keeps the doctor away&#8221;
Celebrating the coming of fall and its harvest of fruits, especially the apple.
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<p>Celebrating the coming of fall and its harvest of fruits, especially the apple.</p>
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Crust<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
2/3 cup shortening<br />
5-7 tablespoons COLD water<br />
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6-8 tart apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith)<br />
Pare, core and thinly slice<br />
3/4 - 1 cup sugar<br />
2 tablespoons all purpose flour<br />
1/2-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)</p></blockquote>
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Crust<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
2/3 cup shortening<br />
5-7 tablespoons COLD water<br />
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6-8 tart apples (Macintosh, Granny Smith)<br />
Pare, core and thinly slice<br />
3/4 - 1 cup sugar<br />
2 tablespoons all purpose flour<br />
1/2-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)</p></blockquote>
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