Apple Pound Cake
["1 1/2 c. cooking oil (Crisco)", "2 c. sugar", "3 eggs", "1 tsp. salt", "3 c. flour", "1 tsp. baking soda", "2 tsp. vanilla", "3 large apples, cut in small pieces", "1 c. chopped pecans (optional)"]
["Combine oil, sugar, eggs and salt and beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.", "Add flour, baking soda and vanilla.", "Fold in apples and pecans.", "Bake in tube pan that has been greased and floured. Bake about 1 hour and 20 minutes at 325\u00b0.", "Cool 20 minutes before removing from pan."]
["cooking oil", "sugar", "eggs", "salt", "flour", "baking soda", "vanilla", "apples", "pecans"]