4 cups sifted flour
2 Tablespoons baking soda
1 pound dried apricots — cut in small pieces
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs — beaten
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 5×9 inch loaf pans. Bake in oven for 1hour. Makes 2 loaves.