Have pork chops cut 1 1/2 inches thick. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover each chop with half of an unpeeled apple; cut crosswise and cored, placing cut side on chop. Sprinkle apple with sugar (could use honey). Place in pan in moderate hot oven (350 degrees) and bake 40 to 50 minutes, basting often. Meat should be cooked thoroughly and well browned. Serve hot with gravy slightly thickened with cornstarch.