• 1/4 c brown sugar
• 1/4 c white sugar or a little more, plus some for the top
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 1/8 t nutmeg
• pinch salt
• 5 or 6 McIntosh or other good cooking apples
• 1 T lemon juice
• 1 1/2 T cornstarch
• 2 9″ pie crusts
• 2 T butter, but into bits
• milk as needed

Preheat oven to 450.

1. Combine sugars, spices, and salt.
2. Peel and core apples, and slice 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
3. Toss apples with lemon juice and the sugar spice mixture, adding cornstarch if you want a less runny pie.
4. Pile apples into bottom crust, a little higher in center. Dot with butter.
5. Add top crust.
6. Put pie on baking sheet, and brush with milk, and sprinkle with sugar.
7. Cut 2 or 3 2″ slits.
8. Bake 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake till golden brown = another 40-50 minutes.
9. Cool on rack.