Recipe - Aplets

4 tablespoon Plain gelatin
2 teaspoon Lemon juice
2 One fourth cup Unsweetened applesauce
2 cup Chopped nuts
2 teaspoon Vanilla
4 cup Sugar
Confectioners' sugar

Aplets are a great bar cookie for summertime or school lunch boxes! In
Washington State, and other places where they are marketed, you can buy
Aplets and Cotlets and Grapelets. With this recipe you can make your own.

APLETS

In cup or small bowl stir gelatin into 1 cup applesauce; set aside until
gelatin dissolves. In medium saucepan stir sugar into remaining applesauce.
Add gelatin dissolved in applesauce. Over medium heat, stir constantly and
bring to boil; turn heat to lowest setting and simmer 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Add lemon juice last 5 minutes of cooking. Remove from heat.
Add vanilla and nuts. Pour into buttered 8inch square pan. Cover loosely
and let stand overnight. When firm, cut into 1 inch squares. Roll in
confectioner's sugar.

The recipe says it makes about 3 dozen squares.

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