Soak ½ cup dates or raisins in 1/3 cup water

Sift:  1 ¾ cup flour, 1 t salt, 1 t baking soda

½ t baking powder, ½ t allspice ½ t cinnamon,

½ t cloves, ½ nutmeg

Mix :1 ½ cups sugar   and  ½ cup oil

Add : 2 eggs , beaten and 1 cup pumpkin

Drain the raisin water into this mixture

Dredge the raisins in the flour

Add ½ cup chopped nuts if desired

Add Dry and wet together until moist

Bread, Bake at 350 F for one hour

(double recipe to make three loaves)

muffins bake 25 minutes at 350 F