Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 2/3  cups          flour
   1 1/2  cups          sugar
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
     1/4  teaspoon      baking powder
     3/4  teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      ground cloves
     1/4  teaspoon      ground nutmeg
     1/2  teaspoon      cinnamon
   2                    eggs
     1/2  cup           crisco oil
   1      cup           canned pumpkin
     1/2  cup           water
     1/2  cup           chopped walnuts
     1/2  cup           chopped dates

Preparation:

Grease loaf pans. Mix all ingredients. Start testing loaves after 1 hour. Cool on wire rack. This recipe makes 2 medium sized loaves. I double it to make 3 large loaves. Freezes well. For breakfast I like to spread on some Philly cheese. Extra calories but so good.