2 C-bread crumbs
2 C-sliced apples, pared and cored
¼ C-sugar
1 t-cinnamon
½ C-water
1 T-lemon juice
1 T-butter
1/8 t-salt
Mix the crumbs, apples, sugar, salt and cinnamon well. Pour water and lemon juice over the mixture. Place in a buttered baking-dish. Place the butter over the top in small pieces. Cover the pan with a lid and bake in a moderate oven forty-five to sixty minutes. Remove the lid after the Brown Betty has been cooking twenty-five minutes. More water may be needed if the apples are not very juicy.
Hard Sauce (Four portions)
3 T-butter
1 t-boiling water
¼ t-lemon extract
¼ t-vanilla extract
¾ C-powdered sugar
Cream the butter, add the water and slowly add the sugar. Continue mixing until very creamy. Add the lemon and vanilla extract. Form into a cube and place in the ice box. Allow to stand half an hour, then cut into slices and serve on top of the Brown Betty.
CHAPTER XCI
A THANKSGIVING DINNER IN THE COUNTRY
AFTER all the excitement of Alice's wedding, Bettina was more than delighted when she and Bob were invited to a family dinner at Aunt Lucy's on Thanksgiving day. "It always seems to me the most comfortable and restful place in the world," said she to Bob. "And Aunt Lucy is such a wonderful cook, too! We're very lucky this year, I can tell you!"