2 2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. cooking oil
4 eggs
2 c. mashed sweet potato
3 1/3 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2/3 c. cold water
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 c. chopped dates
1 c. washed & plumped raisins
1 1/2 tbsp. grated orange rind

Mix sugar, cooking oil and sweet potatoes. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well. In another mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients including cinnamon. To the potato mixture, add dates, nuts and raisins that have been dredged in part of flour. Then add all dry ingredients. Beat well. Add grated orange rind and water. Beat until well blended.

Bake in 4 loaf pans size 4 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches or in pound coffee cans. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Do not fill pans or cans more than 1/2 full. It will spill over if you do. As soon as removed from pans, wrap in saran and put in airtight container or wrap in foil and keep in refrigerator or freeze.