Mock Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pastry for double crust pie
36 Ritz crackers
2 c. water
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. cream of tartar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
grated rind of 1 lemon (optional)
butter or margarine
cinnamon to taste

Preparation

Prepare pie pan by lining with bottom crust.
Break Ritz crackers coarsely into the unbaked crust.
In a saucepan, combine water, sugar and cream of tartar.
Boil gently for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and rind.
Cook for about 10 minutes.
Pour syrup over crackers.
Generously dot with butter or margarine and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Cover with top crust.
Cut slits in top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 425\u00b0.
Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping.
No one will know there's not a lick of \"apple\" in your apple pie!