Aluminium oval dish works best, but otherwise oval ovenware dish. Cut Bramley apples in big thick boat chunks until dish is overfilled with apple. In a mixing bowl 3 heaped table spoons of caster sugar, 3 heaped sifted tablespoons of selfraising flour, 2 eggs (yolks plus whites), 2 packets of vanilla sugar (small packets), good slug of calvado, medium sized glass of milk. Mix thoroughly, and put it through a sieve over the apples. In the oven at 160c total cooking time is about hour and quarter (but it depends on the oven), about half way through, add a few dolops of butter and sprinkle sugar over it. When it’s thoroughly cooked, switch off the oven, and if you don’t think it will cook any more, you can leave it in.