Mushy apples help!

Ok thanks folks I’ll go with crumble.

We always freeze lots of cooking apples (or did before the tree fell down), they do go a bit soft but they're perfectly ok when cooked.

You could toss them in cornflour or arrow root if you have any.

I tend to make crumble because DH prefers it and it's easier but I do like a pie. My mother used to make a pie in a deep dish with just a pastry lid sometimes, no soggy bottoms!

You need to hold the pastry up with a china egg cup or china pie funnel

Make crumble instead. Will be delicious I am sure

How frustrating! Don’t know the answer to your question but I think I would have a word with your neighbour and see if she/he would prefer a crumble in the circumstances.