Toffee Apples

• 8 eating apples
• 1 lb (450 g) granulated sugar

Any surplus toffee can be poured into a buttered shallow tin and left to set. Break into pieces when hard.

Select good, sound apples and wash, then wipe each one dry. Insert a fine wooden skewer into the stalk end of each one. For this buy ¼-inch (½-