Pork Royal

Ingredients

• 3 cups soft breadcrumbs, toasted
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried whole thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 (5 1/2- to 6-pound) pork shoulder roast, boned and cut with pocket
• 3/4 cup water
• 6 medium-size cooking apples, cored and partially peeled