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This is easy apple pie like mum used to make, with large pieces of Bramley apple enclosed in rich shortcrust pastry. Douse in cream and get stuck in.

Ingredients

For the pastry

For the filling

3 large Bramley cooking apples, chopped, stewed and cooled

sugar, to taste

caster sugar, to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6.

2. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the margarine or butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the cold water to the flour mixture. Using a knife, mix the water into the flour, using your hand to firm up the mixture.

3. Divide the pastry into two halves. Take one half and roll it out so that it is big enough to cover an 20cm/8in enamel or aluminium pie plate. Trim the edges with a knife using the edge of the plate as your guide. Cover the pastry with the stewed apples and sprinkle with sugar to taste.

4. Roll out the other half of the pastry. Moisten the edge of the bottom layer of pastry and place the second piece on top. Press down on the pastry edges, making sure that they are properly sealed. Trim off any excess pastry with a knife in a downward motion, again using the plate as your guide. Flute the edges with a pinching action using your fingers and thumb.

5. Prick the surface of the pastry lightly before placing the pie in the oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes. When the pie is cooked it should move slightly on the plate when gently shaken.

6. Slide on to a serving plate, dust with caster sugar and serve.

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One of the world's biggest cities and boasting iconic landmarks, New York City isn't exactly a secret hotspot.

The Big Apple has provided the backdrop to countless hit films and TV series (think the likes of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Gossip Girl), not to mention visiting the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty features on most people's bucket list.

But how much do you really know about the city that never sleeps?

We take a look at the quirky facts about New York that may surprise you - including where it got its iconic nickname 'The Big Apple'. (Hint - it has nothing to do with fruit).

As for visiting the city itself, check out our New York City guide where you can find plenty of tips for the best cheap eats, things to do and cheap hotels.

1. Why it's called the Big Apple

The city's famous nickname has nothing to do with its production of apples. In fact, the term was coined back in the 1920s to describe New York's biggest stadiums and horsetracks.

Newspaper report John Fitz Gerald covered the races and overheard stable staff using the term, which he began to use in his columns. By the 1930s it was widely used by jazz musicians to describe NYC's big music clubs.

Eventually, the city's tourism authorities adopted the nickname and began promoting it.

2. It was the capital of the US - but only for a year

When George Washington was sworn in as the first president in April 1789, the Big Apple was the nation's capital - but a year later, in July 1790, it was replaced by Washington DC, which has been the capital ever since.

3. The Statue of Liberty arrived in 350 pieces

While nowadays the Statue of Liberty stands tall in very much one piece, when the Lady of Liberty first arrived, it made for quite the engineering feat for Americans.

A gift from the French, the statue was delivered in 350 pieces, across 214 crates! It took around four months to be assembled - but it was definitely worth it.

4. The price of a pizza slice and a ride on the subway are always equal

New Yorkers claim that for the last 50 years, the cost of a pizza slice has always remained approximately equal to the cost of a ticket to ride the subway.

There are many theories as to what causes this, but most people have put it down to inflation rates affecting both in the same way.

5. There's a secret train platform under the Waldorf Astoria

Track 61 was never intended to be used as a train station, but rather a private platform to allow for direct access to the glamorous Waldorf Astoria hotel. (FDR reportedly used it to access the hotel without being spotted by the public).

Located just beneath the hotel, outside the Grand Central Terminal, the platform still exists today although there are no official tours or visits on offer.

6. Wall Street's Bull cost $360,000 to build

Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull came with a hefty price tag - no wonder, when you consider it weights 7,100 pounds and stands at 11ft tall.

The sculpture was originally placed illegally in the middle of the night back in 1989 after a stock market crash, but authorities initially removed it. However, public outcry led to it becoming a permanent feature - one you can still visit today.

7. 1 in 38 people living in the USA live in New York City

The city is famous for its dense population - it's not somewhere you go if you want to escape the crowds. (Even if you can find some quiet spots in the city from the parks to cosy restaurants).

8. New York taxis were originally red and green

The classic yellow taxi is a New York icon - but it wasn't always this colour. The cabs were initially produced to be red and green, but manufacturers changed the colour to yellow so the cars would be visible from further away.

Nowadays, there are actually two taxi colours - yellow cabs and green cabs. Yellow cabs can pick up passengers anywhere in NYC, while green cabs are limited to boroughs including Upper Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

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An apple a day, as the saying goes, has long been known as the cure for what ails us. But since when has eating well been quite that simple? Author Jo Robinson spent the last ten years combing through over 6,000 studies about phytonutrients in fruits and vegetables for her bestselling book Eating on the Wild Side, and discovered that the way our apples have been bred, grown, and stored has a measurable impact on the health benefits they can deliver.

One study that caught Robinson's eye was research done on a group of overweight men in which half took the "apple a day" adage literally, adding a Golden Delicious apple to their daily diet to see if it would improve their health. The results were shocking: The apple-eaters actually had higher levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides at the end of the study, making them actually more at risk for heart disease than they had been at the start. The explanation was the kind of apple they used: The Golden Delicious variety has such high sugar content and is so low in phytonutrients, that eating one daily may have actually been detrimental to the health of the study participants.

The bad news is that some apples are less healthy than others. Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, Elf Star, Empire and Ginger Gold apples are all varieties that have high levels of sugar and few antioxidants, according to Robinson. Yes, they're still better than a candy bar - but not by much.

Now for the good news: Some of the healthiest apples available are right under your own nose (we'll get to that in a minute), and there are standard guidelines for choosing wisely. Shopping at a farmer's market will widen your options when it comes to varieties, but it will also guarantee you a recently-harvested apple. "All apples store well - commercial growers especially know how to keep them crisp," says Robinson, "but the ones that are fresh-picked will always have more antioxidants than ones that have been stored." Another tip; go organic all the way. "The skin of an apple has 90% of the pesticides, but 50% of the nutrients," says Robinson, which is why apples are the one fruit you should always buy organic and never bother to peel.

Looking for the best of the bunch? Choose from our list of apple all-stars.

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