2 cups sugar
½ cup vegetable shortening
2 eggs - well beaten
5 larges apples - diced (Macintosh)
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
½ teaspoon cloves - powdered
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup of walnuts - chopped
Preheat oven to 350º.
Cream together the sugar and shortening. Add eggs, apples, and vanilla and
blend.
Mix separately and sift together flour, baking soda,
cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Add
walnuts.
Fold dry ingredients into apple mixture. Pour into 9" x 13" pan and bake 350º for 50 - 55 minutes.