Sift together:
2 cups all purpose flour - sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspooncinnamonnutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves (?)
3 tablespoons cocoa
Add to sifted flour, etc.,
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts
Heat: hot
2 cups applesauce
then add
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
Add 1/3 at a time flour, etc., to hot applesauce, then bake in over 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until done.
Found in "Children's Blue Bird" by Madame Maurice Maeterlinck. Published by Dodd, Mead and Co., 1928.
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Hmm... I love those old, handwritten recipes. Have you tried it yet? I bet it is superb. Might just have to give this one a whirl!
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