Applesauce Squares Supreme - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. maraschino cherry juice
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. nuts
2 1/2 c. flour, mixed with 1 tsp. soda
1 level tsp. nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice
1 c. maraschino cherries

Preparation

Mix in order given except cherry juice, raisins and nuts, then add 1/3 cup maraschino juice and raisins and nuts.
For added variety, add chopped cherries.
Use greased angel food cake tin or pour mixture onto a large cake sheet, putting half a cherry every 3 inches apart (to be squared off after baking).
Bake about 25 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.