Instructions: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in applesauce and spices. Sift together salt, soda, and flour. Add to applesauce mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts. Bake in muffin pans using foil bake cups at 350 degrees for 25 minutes (toothpick is clean). Let muffins cool and take out of bake cups. Place sliced almonds on plate. Coat tops of muffins with vanilla frosting and turn muffins upside down and dip into sliced almonds. (Batter keeps indefinitely in refrigerator. Baked muffins freeze well. Re-heat before serving).

Yields 3-4 dozen muffins.

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