Range Rider Stew

1/2 pound green cooking apples
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 pound onions, sliced into rings
3 pounds potatoes, cooked and sliced
3/4 pound beef, already cooked and diced
Salt
Dash nutmeg
Pepper
3 cups gravy
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Add onion rings to 3 tablespoons melted butter and brown; remove onion rings. Melt remaining butter and saut apple slices. Layer 1/3 of potatoes, meat, onion rings and apples. Season with salt, nutmeg and pepper. Repeat layering twice more until all ingredients are used. Pour gravy over top.

Butter breadcrumbs and spread over all. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.