Original script/version:
Receipt:
Cinnamon Apple Salad -Mom
Syrup:
Karo light corn syrup
Water
Sugar
Cinnamon sticks
Imperial red hot cinnamon candies
Red food color
Peeled and cored apples
Combine in a large sauce pan. Bring to boil and simmer until slightly thicken. Place apples in simmering syrup a couple at a time. Cook until apples are slightly softened and a nice red color. Remove to a dish to cool. Continue until all apples are cooked. Refrigerate to chill.
Filling:
Chopped celery
Chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
Raisens
Mayonnaise
Combine all ingredients.
To assemble:
Place lettuce leaf on plate. Put chilled apple on lettuce. Fill with filling mix. Allow some to overflow onto lettuce. Serve.
This is a neat appetizer that my family has done for years. My mother got the receipt from her mother when they lived in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. My mother is the one who always makes the apples. The first part of the process, when all the apples need to be skinned, is often left to the kids to do. The whole process takes a long time and is often started early in the morning. Unlike the family chocolate pie receipt, these apples are only made at Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter.