Pumpkin Loaves

3 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar ½ tsp double acting baking powder
2 tsp baking soda 2 cups (16oz) pumpkin (preferably fresh)
1 tsp ground cloves 2/3 cups salad oil
1 tsp cinnamon 3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp nutmeg  

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2-9" by 5" loaf pans or 2-1 dozen muffin pans. In large bowl, with fork, mix flour with next 7 ingredients; add remaining ingredients, mix just until blended. Turn batter into pans. Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on racks. When cool, wrap each loaf and store at room temperature.

Makes 2 loaves or 2 dozen muffins.