Beat well:

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs

Sift together:

1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. each soda and cinnamon
1/2 tsp. each nutmeg and salt
1/4 tsp. each cloves and ginger

Mix all together:

Butter mix
Flour mix
3/4 c. pumpkin (canned or fresh mashed)
3/4 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. nuts

Put in loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 minutes. (Easy to double recipe for 2 loaves.)