3/4 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups applesauce
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts
1 lb. raisins
1 lb. orange gum candy, cut-up

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and applesauce. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt and stir into shortening mixture. Add nuts, raisins and cut-up candy. Pour into greased tube pan.

Bake at 325°F for approximately 90 minutes.

Submitted by: Ruth Klein