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| Apple Crisp |
Oh, this one took me back! As you can see from the weathered, worn recipe card, this was a classic and used quite frequently. I remember the group of pitiful apple trees in our backyard at the farm on Bushmill and the teeny, tiny fruit it produced most years. This leads to memories of Mom peeling what seemed like a HUGE bucket of these tiny apples just to get enough for this recipe. Those apples were awful to eat straight off the tree, but when Mom dressed them up in this recipe - Oh Yeah!! Delish!! I remember the last time Mom made this dish. It was a few months before she left her Earthly home for her Heavenly dwelling, and she knew my kids would enjoy it! That was Mom! Always wanting to provide something that people would enjoy and find comforting in some way! I remember watching her deft fingers kneading the ingredients for the topping, knowing instinctively just when they were perfect to create this delicious garnish to the tasty, but plain apples. I was surprised by the simplicity of the recipe, which I should not have been. Did I not KNOW this by now about my Mom's ability to take the simplest things and make wonderful creations from them?!! The apples, a bit of sugar, pinch of cinnamon, and water make up the fruit foundation. Who knew?! I remember having this often as a child because it was one of Dad's favorites and I now realize it was quite economical also - another reason for its frequenting our dinner table on a regular basis during harvest time for the pitiful apples! Oh, the lessons on frugality and simplicity that my Mom offered on a daily basis! It is in reflection that I truly appreciate them. Thank you, Momma! Miss your daily wisdom being spoken over my life! I do hear your voice in a faint whisper in my memories and will always hold them in my heart. You are loved!
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