Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease and flour two 8 ½ x 4 ½ (I used 9x5) loaf pans and set aside. (Crisco is good for greasing pans.)
In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar and eggs.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing well after each addition.
Fold in the apples, nuts and vanilla. Spoon into the loaf pans and smooth out.
Note: This is a fairly stiff dough, even before you add the apples and nuts. By the time I got done with them, I was looking at the mixture in dismay and wondering what I''d done wrong. Don''t worry... it''ll be okay! Smile (The original recipe said "pour the dough into the loaf pans." No WAY this stuff can be poured!)
Bake at 350 for about 1 ½ hours or until a toothpick inserted into the loaves comes out clean. Turn out of the pans while still slightly warm (wait about 20-30 minutes) and cool on rack.