For Jana

Pumpkin Bread

2 cups sugar

2/3 cup butter

4 eggs, beaten

1 - 15oz can pumpkin

2/3 cup water

3 1/3 cup flour

1/2 tspn baking powder

2 tspn baking soda

1 1/2 tspn salt

1 tspn cinnamon

1/2 tspn ground cloves

2/3 cup walnuts (optional)

2/3 cup dates (optional)

Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs, pumpkin and water. Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Add nuts and dates. Pour into TWO loaf pans. Bake at 350 degress for i hour and 15 minutes.