Green Apple Pie

Ingredients

• Green apples
• 3 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1–2 blades Mace
• Pie crust

Instructions

1. Prepare apples by removing stalks and nibs. Slice them crosswise into three pieces each. Drop the slices into water immediately as you work to prevent discoloration. Make a rich syrup by combining three cups sugar with one cup water. Bring to a boil and skim off any impurities. Add the apple slices and a blade or so of mace. Cook quickly until the apples are preserved through (thoroughly cooked and syrupy). You may finish this pie in several ways:
2. Bake between crust in the common way (in a double-crust pie).
3. Bake a crust crisp after pricking it well, and spread the preserved fruit over it.
4. Make small turnovers: bake instead of frying them, ensuring the oven is hot enough to brown without burning.
5. Make into shortcake, layering the fruit between the layers of crust, and serve with rich sauce or sweetened cream.