PERFECT APPLE PIE

  6 to 8 tart apples, pared, cored and thinly sliced (6 cups)
  3/4 to 1 cup sugar
  2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  Dash ground nutmeg
  Pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie
  2 tablespoons butter

  If apples lack tartness, sprinkle with about
1 tablespoon lemon juice.
 Combine sugar, flour, spices, and dash salt;
mix with & apples. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
Fill with apple mixture; & dot with butter.
Adjust top crust, cutting slits for escape of steam;
seal.  Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400 for 50 minutes or till done.