Ingredients:
- 1 c. margarine
- 2 c. brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 c. applesauce
- 1/2 c. fruit juice
- 4 c. flour
- 2 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 2 c. dates
- 1/2 c. golden raisins
- 4 1/2 c. nuts, chopped coarse:walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts
- 1 c. Maraschino cherries
- 1 c. green candied cherries
- 1 c. each red-green-yellow candied pineapple
Method:
- Cream margarine, sugar and eggs; add applesauce and juice.
- Add 3 cups flour and spices.
- Dust chopped fruit and nuts with one cup of the flour.
- Add fruit and nuts to mixture.
- Bake in loaf pans or cupcake pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees one hour for loaf, cupcake pans 30 minutes.
- Store in cool place in tight containers.