15 seconds of fame

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Somehow it doesn't feel like much, but it's still sort of giggly like having had too much champagne. I became an official "author" today, according to Amazon.

Here it is, complete with photo.Yes, that's the real me hiding behind the bearded collie (whose name was Sarge, and he was father to my Simon.) Obviously, it's a few years old as the only

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Umm, hardly a recipe for apple pie. I do what my mother and grandmother did, except I use less sugar because I like to taste the apples.

Or are you asking about the pastry?

The apple filling: Peel core and slice five pie apples (NOT red delicious, those aren't even worthy of being eaten.) Cortland, Spy, Spitzenberg, Jonathan in a pinch, or another variety esteemed for cooking. Toss the slices in a bowl with half a cup of sugar (brown is best,) two teaspoons of cinnamon, half a teaspoon of nutmeg, and a quarter teaspoon of ginger. Turn into prepared nine inch pie shell and cover with top, slash to let steam out, and bake at 400°F in convection oven or 425°F in conventional oven for about 30 minutes. Edges will be quite brown and top golden. Resist temptation and let cool before eating. Hot apples will really burn your mouth.