Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 1/4 cups all-pupose flour
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 6 small apples

Direction:

For syrup, mix 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon
nutmeg and 1 3/4 cups water.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat.  Simmer
5 minutes.  Remove from heat; stir in butter.

For pastry, mix flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Cut in shortening
until coarse crumbs form.  Add 6 to 8 tablespoons water, a little
at a time, mixing until moistened.  Form into a ball.  Roll into
an 18x12 inch rectangle; cut into six 6-inch squares.

Peel and core apples.  place one fruit on each pastry square.
Combine remaining sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Sprinkle over fruit.
Moisten edges of pastry; fold corners to center atop fruit.  Pinch
to seal.  Place in an 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking pan.  Pour syrup over.
Bake in a 375 degree oven about 45 minutes or till fruit is tender
and pastry is brown.  Serve with ice cream if desired.  Serves six.