Mmmm… Applesauce Cake. One of the family-favorite recipes, and requested this morning by Mom. The recipe is from the “Joy of Cooking” cookbook I’ve had since the mid-80s and is so tasty–especially if you’ve got some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream handy.

It’s really pretty photogenic, too. Not to mention tasty.

Anyway, it’s Mother’s Day today, so I did what I could to make Mom’s day a good one. She wanted one of her blueberry scones for breakfast, but I made coffee to go along with it, as well as waffles for Dad and me. The four of us went for a nice, long walk while the sun was still shining. I made pot roast for supper. She and I sat in the living room together and sewed (Mom) and knitted (me). And, of course, cake for dessert. Nice day, I thought.

It’s not much of a picture, because of all the curling and such, but look! The body is finished and hemmed. It’s still curling which I expect will be taken care of when I block it when it’s finished, but, otherwise, woohoo! I decided to knit the buttonbands next … I can always stop to make the sleeves shorter if it seems I’m running out of yarn, but I want to be sure to have enough yarn for the button bands. And, besides, that will make it look neater, right? (grin). So, in this picture, I’ve picked up the band for the left front, so that’s got yarn attached and … as I say, it’s not a perfect picture, but I’m very happy with the way the knitting is coming along.

Oh, and speaking of pictures?

This photo from the current Bon Appetit magazine just struck me as so cool. It marked the section of pasta recipes, and … so nifty. All I can think is that they carefully dipped strands of dried spaghetti into boiling water so that only the bottom half was cooked, and then … put it on a light box? Something, anyway, to get them back-lit, but the curly, interwoven swirls at the bottom and the straight lines at the top. Just, such a cool photo.

Applesauce Cake

1 3/4 c. flour
1 c. raisins (or other dried fruit)
1 c. nuts (I like walnuts)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 c. white or brown sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 egg
1 c. applesauce

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the dry ingredients. Add sugar to well-creamed butter, then beat in the egg. Stir in flour mixture gradually, then add raisins, nuts, and applesauce. Bake in a greased tube pan at 350 for about 50-60 minutes.

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