Dried apples cake

For this dried apples cake you will need:

• 3 Cupfuls of dried apples
  
• 3 cups of molasses
  
• 3 cupfuls of flour
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 1 cupful of butter
  
• 1 teaspoonful soda
  
• 1 cupful of seedless raisins - optional
  
• Add spices if necessary
  

1. Soak dried apples over night in cold water enough to swell them; 
2. chop them in the morning and put them on the fire with three cups of molasses; 
3. stew until almost soft; 
4. add a cupful of nice seedless raisins (if possible) and stew a few moments; 
5. when cold, add three cupfuls of flour, one cupful of butter, three eggs and a teaspoonful of soda; 
6. bake in a steady oven. This will make two good-sized panfuls of splendid cake; 
7. the apples will cook like citron and taste deliciously. Raisins may be omitted; 
8. also spices to taste may be added.
   

Enjoy this dried apples cake.