2 c Sugar

1 1/2 c Oil; cooking

3 Eggs

3 c Flour; all-purpose

1 ts Cinnamon; ground

1 ts Salt

1 ts Soda

1 ts Vanilla extract

2 c Coconut; flaked

1 c Dates; chopped

3 c Apples; raw; chopped

1 c Pecans; chopped

Cream together sugar and cooking oil. Add eggs and beat well. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, and soda; gradually add to egg mixture. Add vanilla, coconut, dates, apples, and nuts. Batter will be thick. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10" tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until done. SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s. Typos by Nancy Coleman. -----