Place in a saucepan
Three-quarters cup of brown sugar,
Two cups of cider,
Eight tablespoons of cornstarch.
Dissolve the starch and then bring to a boil. Cook for three minutes and then remove from the fire and add
One-half teaspoon of cinnamon,
One tablespoon of vinegar.
Beat to mix and then cool and bake between two crusts.
APPLE DOWDY
Grease well with shortening a deep pudding pan and then place a layer one inch thick of thinly sliced apples and then sprinkle well with sugar and dust with cinnamon. Repeat this until the dish is full and then cover with a crust of plain pastry. Bake for forty-five minutes in a moderate oven and let cool.