Ingredients

How to make it

  • Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy.
  • Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together 2 cups of the flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices. Add alternately with applesauce to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in oats.
  • Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour with raisins, dates, cherries and
  • nutmeats; stir to coat fruits and nutmeats evenly with flour. Stir into
  • batter.
  • Pour into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 8-1/2“ x 4-1/2” x
  • 2-1/2 " loaf pans.
  • Bake in preheated very slow oven (275 F.) about 2 hours. Set pan of hot
  • water in bottom of oven while loaves are baking. Loosen edges; cool on wire rack about 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly.
  • Wrap cooled bread and store one day before slicing.

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    " It was excellent "
    chacha ate it and said...
    Another 5 fork recipe! Wow, I'm looking forward to baking this recipe in a couple of weeks. Thanks again.
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