Cream together until fluffy:
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2 2/3 cup sugar
Stir in:
- 4 eggs
- 16 oz mashed pumpkin
- 2/3 cup water
Blend in dry ingredients:
- 3 1/3 c. flour
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/2 t. baking powder
- 4 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 t. nutmeg
- 1/2 t. ginger
Stir in:
- 2/3 c. coarsely chopped nuts c. raisins or dates
- optional: dried cranberries or cherries and/or chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 2 – 9x5x3 in. loaf pans or 3- 8½x4½x2½ loaf pans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake approx. 1 hr. to 1 hr. 10 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
