Mom'S Applesauce Cake

• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 eggs (any size)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 c. applesauce
• 2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. soda
• 3/4 c. raisins or 1/2 c. raisins and 1/2 c. dates
• 1/2 c. walnuts

1. Cream in mixer, shortening, sugar and eggs.
2. Add cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and applesauce.
3. Sift together flour, salt and soda. Mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
4. Add raisins or raisins and dates.
5. Add walnuts.
6. Dump into greased loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350u0b0 for about 55 minutes.
8. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then "eject" letting sit on cake rack at least 30 minutes before cutting and preferably until loaf is cool.
9. (Drape with clean tea towel.)

shortening, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, applesauce, flour, salt, soda, raisins, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=534801 (may not work)