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Brown Betty

3 medium-sized apples 1 cup stale bread crumbs 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup boiling water 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Juice and rind of 1/2 lemon Pare, quarter, core and slice the apples. Melt the butter and pour it with the lemon juice over the crumbs. Mix the cinnamon, grated lemon rind and sugar together. Butter a baking dish; put in alternate layers of apple and bread crumbs, sprinkling the apples with the sugar mixture, and making the last layer of crumbs. Pour the water on before adding the last layer of crumbs; cover and bake for thirty minutes or until the apples are soft; then uncover and brown the crumbs. Serve with cream or with soft custard or lemon sauce.