APPLESAUCE PUDDING

1½ cups dried bread crumbs

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

3 tablespoons GRANDMA’S MOLASSES

2½ cups (No. 2 can) sweetened applesauce

Heat oven to 375° F. (moderate). Mix together first five ingredients. Pat ½ of crumb mixture over bottom of a greased 6x10x2-inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Mix molasses and applesauce; pour over baked crumbs. Cover with remaining crumbs. Bake 20 minutes or until crumbs are brown. Serve plain, with lemon sauce, or with whipped cream.

YIELD: 6 to 8 servings.