text_original: The crust will hold together, it will not break apart in baking, and you leave the ends nice and light; and it makes a nicer looking dumpling. The idea seems to be that if I should close up the corners the juice of the apples would stay in. It won't boil out much, anyway.
text_transcription: THE CRUST WILL HOLD TOGETHER IT WILL NOT BREAK APART IN BAKING AND YOU LEAVE THE ENDS NICE AND LIGHT AND IT MAKES A NICER LOOKING DUMPLING THE IDEA SEEMS TO BE THAT IF I SHOULD CLOSE UP THE CORNERS THE JUICE OF THE APPLES WOULD STAY IN IT WON'T BOIL OUT MUCH ANYWAY
phonemes: ðə kɹˈʌst wɪl hˈoʊld təɡˈɛðɚ, ɪt wɪl nˌɑːt bɹˈeɪk ɐpˈɑːɹt ɪn bˈeɪkɪŋ, ænd juː lˈiːv ðɪ ˈɛndz nˈaɪs ænd lˈaɪt; ænd ɪt mˌeɪks ɐ nˈaɪsɚ lˈʊkɪŋ dˈʌmplɪŋ. ðɪ aɪdˈiə sˈiːmz təbi ðæt ɪf aɪ ʃˌʊd klˈoʊz ˌʌp ðə kˈɔːɹnɚz ðə dʒˈuːs ʌvðɪ ˈæpəlz wʊd stˈeɪ ˈɪn. ɪt woʊnt bˈɔɪl ˈaʊt mˈʌtʃ, ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ.