7-10 apples, peeled, cored and sliced Place sliced apples in 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Mix and sprinkle over apples: 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cloves Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water (or fresh lemon juice if you have it) over top. CRUMB CRUST: 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1 stick butter Mix together sugar and flour. Cut the butter into the sugar and flour mixture using a fork, pastry blender or food processor. Sprinkle over top of pie. Bake at 400°F for 40-45 minutes. If the pie begins to brown too rapidly, cover lightly with foil. Served every Fall in Pennsylvania Dutch country. A combination of green (such as Granny Smith) and red (such as Cortland or Mcintosh) works best. A few drops of vanilla can be mixed into sugar. | 
