Lady, you are truly a wonder woman! Maintaining your focus through all you've endured just amazes me! "Almost over," my foot! You're just THIS CLOSE to beginning to enjoy the bountiful fruits of your Herculean labor. You go, girl...we're proud of you.

here ya go....those formatting problems with the fractions are really beyond annoying! Apple Cake 4 cups chopped apples 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup raisins ( I use chopped other fruit like dried peaches or apricots) Mix and let sit for about an hour ( less is OK) 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsps baking soda ( I like 3/4 tsps soda and 3/4 tsps BP) 3/4 tsps salt 1T cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg Mix dry ingredients 2 eggs 3/4 cups veggie oil 1 tsp vanilla beat together 1 cup chopped pecans if desired. Add the oil and eggs to the apples and sugar and dried fruit. Stir in the dry mixture and add nuts if desires. Pour into greased 9 by 13 pan and bake 350 until done�..40 to 50 minutes. Serve with cake gravy! Cake Gravy Mix 1 cup sugar ..half brown half white 1 stick butter 1/2 cup light cream 1 tsp vanilla�. Mix all and cook all in a sauce pan for about 5 or 6 minutes until caramel colored. Serve warm over the cake.

Actually Lindas "Cake Gravy" is different from your Caramel Sauce - I saved her original recipe that lists both: Apple Cake with Cake Gravy LindaC 4 cups chopped apples 1 ý cups sugar ( can use ý splenda) ý cup raisins ( I use chopped other fruit like dried peaches or apricots or craisins) Mix and let sit for about an hour ( less is OK) 2 cups flour 1 ý tsps baking soda ( I like þ tsps soda and þ tsps BP) þ tsps salt 1T cinnamon ü tsp nutmeg Mix dry ingredients 2 eggs þ cups veggie oil 1 tsp vanilla beat together 1 cup chopped pecans if desired. Add the oil and eggs to the apples and sugar and dried fruit. Stir in the dry mixture and add nuts if desires. Pour into greased 9 by 13 pan and bake 350 until doneâ¦..40 to 50 minutes. Serve with cake gravy if desired. Cake Gravy Mix 1 cup sugar 1 stick butter ý cup evap milk 1 tsp vanillaâ¦. Mix all and cook all in a sauce pan for about 3 minutes. Serve warm over the cake. An altenative from Ann T Caramel Sauce 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup cream pinch of salt 2 teaspoons vanilla To make caramel sauce: bring butter, sugars, cream and salt to a boil and then simmer for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table

I swear I posted a reply to this... Anyhow....goad you liked it....and glad you discovered it's pretty well bullet proof!... Better make another... Any "gravy" left over? I thought not!! Linda C