Civil War Fruit Cake
- 3 medium apples, peeled and diced (I use Granny Smith)
- 2 c. raisins
- 2 c. water
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Crisco
- 3 c. self-rising flour
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 c. chopped nuts
- Combine in large saucepan apples, raisins, water, sugars and Crisco and cook for five minutes. Remove from heat and cool thoroughly. Sift together in large mixing bowl the flour and spices. Add the apple-raisin mixture and stir thoroughly. Add the nuts and mix. Divide batter into 3 greased and lined loaf pans. (Line the bottom of pans with a strip of waxed paper.) Spray bottom of pan and waxed paper with nonstick spray. Bake at 350u0b0 about 35 to 45 minutes or until done. Don't bake too hard. (You can omit the sugar and use 1 cup molasses.)
apples, raisins, water, white sugar, brown sugar, crisco, flour, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, nuts
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=58880 (may not work)