Old man mumble

　Apple pie can be made with many different sorts of apples. The more popular cooking apples include Braeburn, Gala, Cortland, Bramley, Empire, Northern Spy, Granny Smith, and McIntosh. The fruit for the pie can be fresh, canned, or reconstituted from dried apples. Dried or preserved apples were originally substituted only at times when fresh fruit was unavailable. The basic ingredients of the filling are sugar, butter, a thickener like cornstarch and an acidic ingredient like lemon juice. Spices may be added according to taste, most commonly cinnamon, and sometimes nutmeg. Lemon juice is used to prevent oxidation of the apples when macerating the filling. Many older recipes call for honey in place of the then-expensive sugar.（From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia）

　Today's tea time consists of apple pie and coffee. The homemade apple pie I received from a friend is exquisite, with the perfect aroma of cinnamon. The apple pie in the photo I received also, true to the expression, has an irresistible American scent and flavor. I remember being deeply moved when I once received an apple pie from an American acquaintance who said, "My wife made this." Later on, I learned that when praising a dish, the highest compliment is to say, "Just like mother used to make."