Applesauce Cake In A Jar - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
2 cups applesauce
2/3 cup nuts (optional)

Preparation

Mix together dry ingredients & set aside.
Cream together sugar & shortening, beat in eggs, water & applesauce. Add dry ingredients.
Stir in nuts.
Pour in well-greased pint jars, ones with wide mouths & no necks. (Use a pastry brush to reach all spaces.) Fill 1/2 full.
Bake at 325F for 45 minutes.
Wipe lips of jars clean, put canning lids & rings on, screw tight. Jars will seal as they cool.
Decorate tops of jars. Stores in cupboard for up to one year (in theory.) Makes 12-14 pint jars. (Double recipe makes 3 dozen 1/2-pint jars. If using this size, adjust cooking time.).