Pumpkin Bread

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Pumpkin Bread

3/4 cup shortening
2-2/3 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 one-pound can of pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3-1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cup raisins or dates
2/3 cup broken nut meats

Cream shortening and sugar together; add eggs, pumpkin, and water. Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices and add to pumpkin mixture.

Stir in nuts and raisins. Pour into three well-greased and floured 2-quart loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. (Three 1-pound coffee metal coffee cans may be used. Also, this recipe does well poured into muffin tins, but reduce baking time.) For best results, bake bread day before serving.