Apple crisp

8 cups pared and sliced apples
1 1/4 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup margarine or butter (half and half of each is best)
Arrange apple slices in greased 9 x 12 inch pan. Combine oatmeal, sugar, flour, and spices. Cut in butter. Sprinkle this mixture over apples. Bake in moderate oven (350) for 35 to 45 minutes.
Serves 12 adults or 6 teenagers.

—Jerry Robinson is an Elder and active member of Creston (Wash.) Christian Church. He works as an engineer at Grand Coulee Dam, but was also an apple orchardist for many years, growing a variety of apples in eastern Washington State.