1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. applesauce
2 c. flour
1 tsp. each: salt, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground cloves
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan. Beat brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla and applesauce. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in raisins and nuts. Pour batter into pan.

Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely before slicing.

Yield: 1 loaf (24 slices).