2 lbs. tart apples (about 5 - 5 1/2 c., sliced)
1/4 c. water
1/2 c. sugar (or less)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. oats

Peel the apples and slice them thinly. Put them in a shallow 1 quart casserole and sprinkle them with the water. Put them aside.

Sift together the dry ingredients and cut in the butter until all is well combined. Sprinkle this mixture thickly and evenly over the apples. Don't mix the 2 together.

Cover the casserole and bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour, then uncover and bake another 1/2 hour. The crust will be crisp on top and will have partly seeped down through the apples, flavoring them and binding them slightly together.