Mock Apple Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 stack pack Ritz crackers
    2 c. water
    2 c. sugar
    2 tsp. cream of tartar
    2 Tbsp. lemon juice
    grated rind of 1 lemon
    margarine
    cinnamon
    pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie
Preparation
    Roll out bottom crust of pie pastry and fit into 9-inch pie plate.
    Break Ritz crackers coarsely into pastry-lined plate. Combine water, sugar and cream of tartar in saucepan; boil gently for 15 minutes, add lemon juice and rind.
    Cool.
    Pour cooled syrup over crackers, dot gently with margarine and sprinkle with cinnamon.
    Cover with top crust.
    Trim and flute edges together. Cut slits in top crust to let steam escape or do a lattice top crust.
    Bake in a hot oven at 425\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes until crust is crisp and golden.
    Serve warm.

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