APPLES AND RAISINS, SAUTEED

4 large tart apples, peeled and cored

¼ cup butter or margarine

2 tea. cornstarch

½ cup water

½ cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup golden raisins

1 tea. lemon juice

Cut apples in half and then into ¼” thick slices. Melt butter in a large skillet; add apples. Cook and stir over medium heat for 6-7 min. or until almost tender. Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to skillet. Add brown sugar and raisins; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 min., stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice. Serve warm. Yield 4 cups. This goes well with pancakes, egg dish or slices of warmed Canadian bacon for breakfast.