Mock Apple Pie
Submitted by: Brenda Moore

2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
30 buttery round crackers
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

1 cup crushed buttery round crackers
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the water, sugar and cream of tartar; bring to boil.

Drop in whole crackers and boil for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into pie shell; sprinkle with cinnamon and lemon juice.

Mix together the crushed crackers, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter; sprinkle over pie filling.

Bake for 15 minutes and reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve warm.