SPECIAL GUEST RECIPE FOR REDNECK COOKING: Hardrock Harry's Quick Crabapple Pie

Depending on your elevation, the small, red crabapples are right at their tart peak flavor now. If you don't mind a few little seeds, they're just a juicy mouthful right off the tree, as most any kid knows. If you're fussy, forgo reading this.

They're so small, that most people don't think of them as pie material, but they'll surprise you.

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. crabapples, more or less

1 cup sugar (or sucralose if you want less guilt)

1 tsp cinnamon

½ - 1 tsp nutmeg

½ - 1 tsp allspice

1 Tbsp lime juice

1 Tbsp vanilla

2 heaping Tbsp flour

½ Cup heavy cream or ¼ stick of...