Pumpkin Bread

3 ½ cups flour
2 tsps. soda
1 ½ tsp. salt
2 tsps. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. allspice or ground cloves
3 cups sugar
1 cup salad oil
2 cups pumpkin
4 eggs
2/3 cup water


Sift dry ingredients together. Beat sugar, salad oil, pumpkin, eggs and water until well mixed. Add dry ingredients; beat until well mixed. Pour into 2 well-greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 75 minutes. Cool slightly in pans. Turn out on rack.