Old Fashioned Pumpkin Bread

This is a favorite recipe for pumpkin bread that was from my Mom’s collection of recipes. It always turns out moist and yummy.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup oil (my Mom always used corn oil)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of each: cloves, allspice, cinnamon
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup raisins or dates
• 1/2 cup nuts

Directions
Beat the sugar, oil, and eggs together. Stir in the pumpkin and then the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake 1 hour @ 350 degrees.