2 c  Unsifted Unbleached Flour

      2 tb Cocoa

  1 1/2 ts Baking Soda

    1/2 ts Salt

    1/2 c  Shortening

  1 1/2 c  Sugar

      2 lg Eggs

      2 ts Vanilla Extract

      2 c  Unsweetened Applesauce

      6 oz Semisweet Chocolate Chips

    1/2 c  Chopped Walnuts

  Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together and set aside. Cream
  the shortening and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light and
  fluffy, using an electric mixer set on medium speed.  Add the eggs, one at
  a time, beating well after each addition.  Blend in the vanilla extract.
  Add the dry ingredientss alternately with the applesauce to the creamed
  mixture, beating well after each addition, using the mixer set on low
  speed.  Pour the batter into a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan. Sprinkle
  with the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Bake in a preheated 350
  degree F. oven for 35 minutes or until the cake test done. Cool in the pan
  on a wire rack.
  From The Farm Journal's Complete Home Baking Book Copyright 1975