On Oct 16, 5:49*am, "Janet" > wrote:
> merryb wrote:
> > On Oct 15, 5:49 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> >> merryb wrote:
> >>> On Oct 15, 5:20 pm, "Jinx Minx" > wrote:
> >>>> "merryb" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >>>>> Does anyone remember this? It was a recipe on Ritz cracker's box.
> >>>>> As a kid, I thought it sounded horrible, and it still does. Did
> >>>>> anyone ever make this, and if so, how was it? I am assuming it is
> >>>>> a Depression era recipe, but apples are cheap if not free...
> >>>> There aren't apples in Mock Apple Pie.
>
> >>>>http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/...pie-53709.aspx
>
> >>>> Jinx
>
> >>> Yes, I know. I was curious as to the need to substitute crackers for
> >>> apples...
>
> >> Maybe to make an apple pie in March? (fresh apples used to be
> >> seasonal) Besides, Nabisco doesn't make any money if you use dried
> >> apples.
>
> >> We made the mock apple pie once when I was a kid, just to try it out.
> >> It tasted OK, I guess. But green pumpkin slices make a better mock
> >> apples.
>
> >> -Bob
> > You may be right about the seasonal stuff- I forget that our modern
> > transportation system makes things a lot easier, not to mention new
> > varieties, better preservation, etc. That is a great perspective I
> > really didn't consider...
>
> People used to store apples for months without refrigeration. Root cellars,
> and all that. Apples might get a bit shrivelled, but not rot. And they used
> dried apples to make pies, too. At least Laura Ingalls Wilder's Ma did.
> (The real one, not the TV one.)

They used to use dried apples to make dolls, too.