4 c  Water
2    Regular tea bags
1 c  Sugar
pn Cinnamon and ginger
2    Strips lemon zest
3 lb Golden delicious -OR-
- gravenstien apples
1/2 c  Orange marmalade
2 tb Triple sec
4    Lemon slices for garnish

Bring 4 cups of water to boil. Remove from heat add tea bags, sugar, spices
and lemon zest. Let stand about 5 minutes. Peel, core, and quarter apples.
Remove tea bags and bring liquid to boil again. Cook apples in liquid about
5 minutes or just til cooked through. Remove with slotted spoon and place
in serving dish to cool. In small pan, combine marmalade and liqueur, bring
to simmer,stirring well. Pour over apples, garnish with the quartered lemon
slices.