Becky's Apple Pie

7-8 Apples, sliced
1 C Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1½ Tbsp Butter

Crumb topping:
1/2 C Butter
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1 C Flour

Heat oven to 425°. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Mix in apples. Put in crust, dot with first measure of butter. 

Mix crumb topping by letting second measure of butter get very soft and mix with brown sugar and flour by hand. Top pie with crumb topping and bake 50 minutes.

Recipe from southernliving.com.

Simple Syrup

This is used in the making of Classic Sweet Tea.

1 C Water
1 C Sugar

Bring 1 C water and 1 C sugar to a boil in a small sauce pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Recipe from southernliving.com.

Classic Sweet Tea

12 regular-size tea bags (or 3 family size)
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 qt. water
1 qt. ice cubes
1 1/4 C Simple Syrup

1. Place tea bags and baking soda in a large heat proof glass pitcher.
2. Bring water just to a rolling boil in a sauce pan or kettle, and immediately pour over tea bags, making sure bags are submerged. Cover and steep 7 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing: discard tea bags.
3. Add ice, and stir until ice melts. Stir in Simple Syrup, and serve over ice.

Recipe from southernliving.com.