Gran-Gran’s Apple Cake

My grandmother was a devout Methodist. Her family helped to found several churches in the upstate of South Carolina, including Wood’s Chapel near what is now the BMW plant and Memorial Methodist in Greer. Gran-Gran was a stickler for saying a blessing before meals, and this is the one she taught us as children. It is attributed to John Wesley, the father of Methodism, although it is now believed that it was written for him to use, and not written by him. Regardless of its a