Depression Era Apple Candy Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cups sliced apples (enough to fill a casserole pan about 3/4 full.)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup flour
1 cup either unbleached cane sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons soft butter
3/4 cup of chopped hickory nuts or 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Fill a medium sized casserole three - quarters full of peeled, cored, and sliced apples.
Add the lemon juice.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts.
Blend until mixture looks crumbly.
Sprinkle on top of the apples. Do not stir.
Bake in a 350 degree oven about forty- five minutes.
Turn oven to 450 degrees and allow it to brown quickly.
It can be served hot or cold.
If you like, you may pour cream on top.