Melt butter. Mix together with applesauce; then add sugar. Add eggs and spices; ... flour and soda. Coat the fruit, raisins, and nuts with remaining 1/2 cup flour ... about 1 1/2 hours.
Sift together all dry ingredients. Mix sugar and oil, add dry ingredients, ... Now mix fruit, nuts and flour to coat fruit and nuts, add to ... Cook at 325 degrees.