Baked Apples – Aunt Eve

A tradition to eat on Eve’s birthday when she was a young girl.

6 large baking apples ((McIntosh, Jonathon or another tart apple)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup water

2 tablespoons butter

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

Mix the brown sugar, water, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Bring to a boil. 

Cut apples in half.  Spoon out seeds and the stem.  Place skin side down into pan.  Pour sugar mixture over apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

Serve with cream.