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