Tarte Aux Pommes (Apple Tart)

Ingredients

• 4 pounds firm cooking apples Golden Delicious or Macintosh preferred
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves forced through a sieve
• 1/4 cup Calvados, rum, or cognac; or 1 T vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon optional
• 1 lemon or orange rind grated - optional
• 1 10" pastry shell partially cooked (see recipe for Sweet Short Paste Shell)
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves forced through a sieve