Yes, start with 3 pounds of apples, then peel, core and slice them. And yes, the answer changes - 3 pounds of sliced apples is just that: 3 pounds of apple slices. It's like the difference between 3 cups of sifted flour and 3 cups of flour, sifted. If the recipe writer puts the "action" before the noun (sifted flour, sliced apples), they mean that you do that first, then weigh or measure. Clear as mud? :) PJH

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