The Apple Dumpling Gang


The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1971 novel by Jack Bickham, about a group of orphaned children during the California gold rush. They encounter a gambler who reluctantly helps them, as well as a pair of hapless robbers who are after the gold the children have found.
In 1975 Disney made a film based on the book.
The name of the gang refers to the American dessert.