Gram's Lighter Applesauce Fruitcake

Ingredients

1 c butter
2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 ts vanilla
2 c pitted dates
3 c applesauce
2 c walnuts
2 c raisins
2 c mixed candied fruit
1/2 ts salt
1 ts cinnamon
1 tb baking soda
4 c all purpose flour
3 greased loaf pans
350 degree oven

Instructions

clean. Remove to a cooling rack. When cool enough to handle, remove the loaves from the pans and cool completely on a rack. Wrap in plastic wrap and keep in refrigerator. The Tampa Tribune, December 1992. ----