Orangy Pumpkin Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. shortening
2 2/3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 (1 lb.) can pumpkin
2/3 c. water
3 1/3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 orange
2/3 c. chopped nuts
2/3 c. chopped raisins or dates

Preparation

Cream the shortening with sugar; add eggs, pumpkin and water. Sift together next 6 ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Remove seeds from orange.
Using blender or grinder, grind orange, including peel; add to pumpkin batter.
Stir in nuts and raisins or dates.
Pour into two well-greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans or seven 1-pound cans and bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour.
Makes 2 large or 7 small loaves.