APPLES (RICE)

VEGETARIAN APPLE COOKERY-APPLES (RICE)
2 lbs. of apples, ½ lb. of rice, the rind of ½ lemon (or a piece of stick cinnamon if preferred), 4 oz. of sultanas, sugar to taste, 1 oz. of butter, and, if the apples are not sour, the juice of a lemon. Boil the rice in 3 pints of water with the lemon rind, then add the apples, pared, cored, and sliced, the sultanas, butter, lemon juice, and sugar; let all simmer gently for ½ hour, or until quite tender; if too dry add a little more water; remove the lemon rind before serving.