1 1/2 c. applesauce
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. raisins
1/2 tsp. each cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg & salt
1 c. chopped dates
1 1/2 c. chopped nuts
3 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking soda

Use sweetened applesauce. Add to cream shortening and sugar. Cut fruit (dates), raisins and nuts; mix with 1 cup of the flour. Mix other ingredients into remaining flour. Mix until well blended. Mix in the fruit mixture last. Fold in by hand. Mix well. Bake in a slow oven 300 degrees about 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.