Applesauce Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
1 egg, beaten
2 1/2 c. pastry flour
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1/2 c. nuts
1 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. hot water
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Cream sugar and Crisco, using 2 tablespoons hot water, then add the well beaten egg.
Stir in applesauce.
Mix the soda in the applesauce; add raisins and nuts.
Sift dry ingredients (pastry flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg).
Add to mixture and mix well.
Add 2 more tablespoons hot water.
If you use spring wheat flour, use only 2 cups.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for approximately 1 hour.
Check with toothpick to see if it's done.