A Strange Side Dish

This is definitely one of the strange side dishes that were so popular in the Mid Century.

The apples stay very crunchy, so if you are looking for a stewed apple dish, this isn’t it.

The water, sugar and cinnamon drops melt together to form a very sticky sauce. The sauce is on the thicker side, which helps with coating the apples.

The sauce has a nice combination of sweetness and spiciness. The spiciness comes from the cinnamon drops, I used red hots.

So while this is a strange dish, that isn’t to say we didn’t like it. I found it to be quite enjoyable.

CINNAMON APPLE SALAD

6 Apples

1 Cup Water

1 Cup Red Cinnamon Drops

1 Cups Sugar

Lettuce

Chopped Nuts

Cream Cheese

Pare and core apples. Heat water, cinnamon drops and sugar in a large saucepan until sugar and cinnamon drops are melted. Add apples turning frequently in the sirup until the apples are tender. Chill. Place apples on lettuce leaves. Fill centers with chopped nuts and softened cream cheese.