2-1/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. salad oil
3 eggs
1-1/2 c. pumpkin
2-3/4 c. flour
1-1/8 tsp. salt
1-1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1-1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. cold water
3/4 c. nuts

Mix together sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin. Sift together dry ingredients. Alternately add dry ingredients with water to first mixture. Add nuts and pour into three greased 1-pound load pans or three 1-pound coffee cans (flour the pans).

Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until done. serve buttered and warmed in oven.