2 cups milk
3 teaspoons salt
8 (1/2-inch-thick) pork chops (with or without bone; 2 lb total)
3 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs (from 10 slices firm white sandwich bread, ground in a food processor)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crumbled
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crumbled
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 lb mixed McIntosh and Gala apples
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice