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PUMPKIN BREAD, American

Ingredients

• 4 c. flour
• 1 t. allspice
• 3 c. granulated sugar
• ½ t. cloves
• 1 c. cooking oil
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 14-oz. can pumpkin
• 2 t. baking soda
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 2/3 c. cold water
• 1 t. nutmeg
• 4 eggs

Preparation Instructions

Into a large bowl sift dry ingredients. Make a well in the flour and pour in cooking oil. Add pumpkin and cold water and blend well with beater. Add whole eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into 2 well greased and floured loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 350°.

Contributed by Mrs. D. Fairbanks, 1960

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