Allow one cup of sugar, and quarter of a grated nutmeg mixed with it.

Fill the pie-plate heaping full of the sliced apple, sprinkling the sugar between the layers.

It will require not less than six good-sized apples.

Wet the edges of the pie with cold water; lay on the cover, and press down securely, that no juice may escape.

Bake three-quarters of an hour, or a little less if the apples are very tender.
No pie in which the apples are stewed beforehand can compare with this in flavor.