Ingredients
2 ½ cups sugar
⅔ cup shortening
4 eggs beaten
1 cup (1 pound) pumpkin
⅔ cup water
½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp soda
1 ½ tsp salt
3 ⅓ cups flour
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves or nutmeg
⅔ cup chopped nuts
⅔ cup snipped dates
Directions
Cream sugar and shortening. Stir in eggs, pumpkin and water. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Add nuts and dates.
2 - 9x5x3 or 4 small bake less
350 for 1 hr 15 min