Pour ½ cups cups boiling water over 1 ½ cups raisins. Cool.
4 ½ cups sugar
4 ½ cups flour
¾ tsps.baking powder
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
3 tsps baking soda
6 eggs
2 ¼ tsp salt
1 (29 oz) can pumpkin
1 ½ tsp ground clove
1 ½ cups oil
Mix all ingredients together in the largest bowl you own. Makes 3 loaves in pans 9 ¼ X 5 ¼ X 2 ¾
Bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour
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