1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tb Baking soda
2 tb Sour milk
2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Finely chopped apples
1/2 c Nutmeats
Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk. (1 tbsp. of vinegar plus 2 tsp. milk can be substituted in place of the sour milk). Add sour milk and baking soda mixture to the creamed mixture. Then add remaining ingredients and mix together. Put in a large greased loaf pan and top with the following topping. Mix together: 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.