Instructions: This recipe is pretty easy & very good. Since its large, it is good for potlucks and large gatherings. Its good hot or cold, with ice cream or whipped cream or without. Its dairy, but the adventurous may want to try substituting for the butter & milk. Applejack is a little hard to come by - I think theres only one manufacturer left in the USA. Call around first - Ive had luck with mom & pop liquor stores (the clerk went in the back for quite a while & emerged with a dusty but unopened bottle that looked at least 20 years old!) and with gourmet liquor stores. Enjoy!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2. Grease a large, shallow 4-quart baking pan.

3. Spread the apple slices on the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle the currants, dates, raisins, and nuts over them. Pour the applejack or juice or cider over the fruit & nuts.

4. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt (if desired), cinnamon, & nutmeg. Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture is uniformly grainy.

5. Stir the milk into the flour mixture, and spoon the batter over the apple mixture.

6. Gently pour the hot cider or juice over the dish.

7. Place the baking pan in the hot oven, and bake the cobbler for 1 hour & 15 minutes, or until most of the juice has been absorbed.

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