Chilled Poached Lemon Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. water
1 c. sugar
1 lemon, thinly sliced
juice of 1 lemon
8 small cooking apples, peeled and cored

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in a Dutch oven, bring to a boil. Add apples and return to boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer 12 minutes or until apples are tender.
Remove apples to 2-quart casserole dish.
Bring syrup to a boil and cook 10 minutes or until reduced to about 1 cup.
Pour syrup over apples, cool. Cover and refrigerate.
Serve cold.