Applesauce Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sweetened applesauce
1/2 c. solid shortening
1 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dried pitted dates
2 c. chopped walnuts
4 oz. red glace cherries, chopped
2 c. seedless raisins
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice

Preparation

Grease\ttwo
8 x 4-inch loaf pans.
Combine applesauce, shortening and
sugar
in
saucepan.
Bring to boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cool.
Mix fruits and nuts in a large
bowl.
Sift\ttogether
flour, soda, salt and spices. Gradually
stir into fruit mixture.
Stir in the cooled applesauce mixture.
Pour
into
prepared
pans
and bake in a 300\u00b0 oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Cool in pans for about 30 minutes, then remove from
pans and cool completely. Wrap and store in tightly covered container.