Apricot Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1 lb. dried chopped apricots
2 c. water
2 c. sugar
1 c. Crisco or margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten
chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Sift flour and soda together; set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients except for the eggs and cook in saucepan for 5 minutes; cool.
Add eggs and flour mixture to cooled fruit mixture.
Bake in 2 greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.