Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   8                    apples -- cored
                        cherry or strawberry jam
 100      grams         sugar
   2 1/2  milliliter    mace or nutmeg
 250      milliliter    red wine
   2 1/2  milliliter    vanilla

Preparation:

1. Place apples in a buttered casserole or baking dish. Fill each with jam. 2. Blend sugar and mace and stir in wine and vanilla. Pour over apples and cover. 3. Bake at 175 øC for 1 hour. 4. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours before serving. Author's Notes: This recipe could be used as part of a 12 course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve. Difficulty : easy. Precision : Approximate measurement O