DRIED APPLE FRUIT CAKE

3 Cupfuls of dried apples
3 cups of molasses
3 cupfuls of flour
3 eggs
1 cupful of butter
1 teaspoonful soda
1 cupful of seedless raisins - optional
Add spices if necessary


Soak dried apples over night in cold water enough to
swell them; chop them in the morning and put them on
the fire with three cups of molasses; stew until almost
soft; add a cupful of nice seedless raisins (if possible)
and stew a few moments; when cold, add three cupfuls of
flour, one cupful of butter, three eggs and a teaspoonful
of soda; bake in a steady oven. This will make two
good-sized panfuls of splendid cake; the apples will
cook like citron and taste deliciously. Raisins may be
omitted; also spices to taste may be added.

Tags: apple recipes|apple fruit cake