Note this recipe asks for the skin of the apple to be removed from the top to about one-third of the way down. This apple has simply been cored.One of our Vintage Christmas Menus offers Baked Apples. Good Housekeeping’s Book of Good Meals offers Baked Apples Glacé, a simple, healthy, and tasty part of any like menu.

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(p. 11) Good Housekeeping’s Book of Good Meals)

6 firm red apples

1 cupful sugar

1 1/2 cupfuls water

3 tablespoonfuls sugar

Core and peel the apples about one-third of the way down from the stem end.  Then place them in a deep dripping pan or casserole, which has a closely fitted cover.  Meanwhile make a thin sirup of the one cupfl of sugar and the water, boiling it for six minutes.  Pour this sirup over the apples, cover them tightly and place in a 400 degree F. oven.  Baste the apples occasionally until they are quite tender, but still whole and perfect.  Remove the cover and place one teaspoonful of sugar in the cavity of each apple, also sprinkling sugar over the peeled surface.  Then place the pan under the heat of the broiler, or in the top of a very hot oven until the sugar has melted, and the peeled section of the apple has taken on a  very light delicate shade of brown.  Baste once or twice during this process.  serve with plain or whipped cream.  Serves six.

variation. See Super Stuffed Baked Apples A La Mode in the Related References below this recipe pos