1 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c. Crisco
1 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates
1 (8 oz.) can walnuts
1 (4 oz.) jar red glace cherries
2 c. seedless raisins
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice

Grease pans, line with foil, then grease again. Combine applesauce, Crisco and sugar in pan. Boil 5 minutes. Cool. Mix fruits and nuts in bowl. Sift dry ingredients. Add to fruit mixture. Stir in cooled applesauce mixture. Pour into pans. Bake at 275 degrees 1 hour and 40 minutes for loaf pan or 2 hours for tube pan or until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Remove from pan. When cold wrap and store in tight container.