Linda's Apple Pie

2 unbaked 9" pie shells w/top crusts, (4 crusts)
6 lg McIntish apples, a few more if they
are small
2 c sugar
2 t cinnamon
3 T quick cooking tapioca
1/4 lb butter (or oleo)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Peel & slice apples into a bowl of salted water. Drain, leaving just a little of the water for juice.
Add sugar, cinnamon, & tapioca.
Mix well. Spoon apples into 2 unbaked pie shells & dot each one with 5 slices of butter or oleo. Cover w/top crusts, flute edtges & vent tops. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce oven heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 45 minutes.

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