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.)