For dessert — Howler Monkey’s Baked Apples (serves 8)
This themed recipe is for an authentic dish cooked in the continental United States during the late 1930s.
- 8 medium-sized tart apples
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup maple syrup or brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups heavy whipped cream
Method: Core the apples and pare one fourth the way down. Put the apples in a baking dish. In each core put a teaspoon of butter and the sugar or maple syrup. Surround the apples with water and bake in a hot oven (400°F or 205°C) until soft (about a half-hour) basting every five minutes. Serve with heavy whipped cream.
This recipe is in the public domain and may be used freely.