Ingredients
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1 pound apricots in (dried cut pieces)
- 4 cups sifted flour
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)
Sift flour with baking soda; set aside. Cook apricots with water, sugar, shortening, spices and salt for 5 minutes. Cool apricot mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add eggs to sifted dry ingredients to cooled apricot mixture. Pour mixture into 2 greased 5x9 inch loaf pans. Bake in oven for 1hour. Makes 2 loaves.
