2 cups sifted flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup drippings or other shortening

2 eggs

3/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together. Add melted drippings and mix. Add beaten eggs, applesauce and nuts. Stir only until flour is moistened. Fill greased 2 1/2 inch tins 2/3 full. Bake in moderate oven 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. >From Favorite recipes of Colfax Country Club Women, 1946 by Mrs. J.W. Ausherman, Miami Typed by Ethel Snyder <essie49@juno.com> Date August 12, 1997