Baked apples have an excellent effect upon...

Baked apples have an excellent effect upon the whole physical system, feeding the brain as well as adding to the flesh, and keeping the blood pure; also preventing constipation and correcting a tendency to acidity, which produces rheumatism and neuralgia. Baked sweet apples are a very pleasing addition to a saucer of oatmeal pudding, and when served with sweet cream they are very appetizing. Thousands of bushels of sour apples are used for pies and puddings in hundreds of families, where well-baked apples would prove more nourishing food and much more economical. They are good food for old people, and are usually greatly relished by them. —A Tip from The 1898 Old Farmer’s Almanac”