Mock Apple Pie

4-5 c. zucchini
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
3 tbsp. flour
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
9 inch pie crust

Use a large zucchini (at least 12 inches long). Peel, cut in quarters lenghtwise, remove seeds with a spoon and slice crosswise. (So that they look like little apple slices). Cover with water and cook until tender crisp. Drain well and toss together with lemon juice and salt. In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients, then add zucchini mixture and mix well. Pour into prepared 9-inch pie crust. Dot with butter and add top crust. Seal edges, cut slits for steam, brush with milk & sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake at 400* for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

*If you've never had this, I can guarantee you will not know that it is zucchini! It tastes and looks exactly like apple pie. I like to trick people by making it for them and not telling them what it is until after they have eaten it.

**Instead of nutmeg, I always use pumpkin pie spice (because I always forget to buy nutmeg), but I like the extra spices that are in the pumpkin pie spice anyway.