2 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
1 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. applesauce
1 c. raisins
1 c. chopped nuts
Maraschino cherries
Whole nuts

Sift the dry ingredients together. Cream the Crisco and sugar together. Add the eggs, 1 at a time. Add the applesauce and the sifted dry ingredients. Add the raisins (plumped in water on the stove) and the nuts (dusted with a little flour). Grease and flour a tube pan. Place the drained maraschino cherries and whole nuts on top of cake before baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.