Feature Recipe August 2004 Summer Apple Sauce Cake submitted by Bob Williamson

I was given an old KMA Radio of Shenandoah, Iowa homemakers cook book. KMA was a station that all listened to in the early days…good weather….news…and homemaking programs. This collection of favorite recipes was a sought after prize yearly after being published and distributed by the radio station. 2004 has been a banner year for gardening and fruit in both rural and city. This summer apple recipe is as delicious today as it was when the applesauce cake was baked in a hot wood stove with no air conditioning. The recipe is written in interesting order in comparison to recipes of today. A - 2 cups sifted flour 1 cup of sugar 1 - ½ teaspoons of soda 1 - ½ teaspoons of salt 2 tablespoons of coca ½ teaspoon of cinnamon ½ teaspoon of cloves ½ teaspoon of nutmeg ½ teaspoon of all spice B - ½ cup shortening softened 1 ½ cup unsweetened applesauce C - 2 eggs beaten slightly ¾ cup dates chopped ¾ cup raisins 1 cup broken nuts Sift A and B and heat well. Add C. mix well and pour into a well greased tube pan. Top with more nut meats. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Does not require frosting.