The night before baking, combine the following:

6 to 8 apples peeled
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup rum
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg or mace
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

The night before baking, combine apples and lemon juice. Mix in the rum, then cover with water. Add remaining ingredients.

The next day, prepare an unbaked 9- or 10-inch pie shell. Mix the following with the drained apple mixture in a bowl and then pour into pie shell.

1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons lemon juice (to drip over apples)

Topping
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup butter

In a bowl cut with a pastry blender or two knives until pea sized. Pour over the top of the apples. Put pie on cookie sheet and put in brown shopping bag. Staple shut. Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 1 hour. Let cool and then serve warm for best effect.