Applesauce Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
5 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cloves
2 pkg. raisins
1 pkg. figs
1 qt. applesauce
1 c. mixed candied fruit
1 c. jam
1 qt. nuts
1 c. wine
1 bottle maraschino cherries

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar; add applesauce, flour and all the fruits and nuts, dredged in flour.\tMix well and put in tube pans, then put whole cherries on top.
Cook in slow oven.
This makes 2 fruitcakes.